Distribution of Buruli ulcer in the Zè district of Benin;Distribution spatiale de l'ulcère de Buruli dans la commune de Zê (Bénin)

Medecine Tropicale

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 379-383

  Sopoh, G ^a   Victoire, A ^b   Johnson, R C ^a   Barogui, Y ^a,c   Dossou, A ^a   Van Der Werf, T S ^c   Stienstra, Y ^c   Makoutode M ^d   Boko, M ^c  

^a Programme National Lutte Contre la Lèpre et l'Ulcère de Buruli   (Benin)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d Institut Regional de Sante Publique   (Benin)

Author keywords

Benin; Buruli ulcer; Mycobacterium ulcerans; Water bodies

Indexed keywords

WATER; FRESH WATER;

BENIN; BURULI ULCER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS; PATIENT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; ARTICLE;

MYCOBACTERIUM ULCERANS;

BENIN; BURULI ULCER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78650982039     PISSN: 0025682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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