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SUBMITTER: Marion E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4287556 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Marion Estelle E Carolan Kevin K Adeye Ambroise A Kempf Marie M Chauty Annick A Marsollier Laurent L
PLoS neglected tropical diseases 20150108 1
Nigeria is known to be endemic to Buruli ulcer, but epidemiological data are remarkably rare. Here, we present a large cohort of 127 PCR-confirmed M. ulcerans infection patients coming from Nigeria and treated in a neighbouring country, Benin. Severe lesions and delay of consultation are factors that should encourage establishment of a treatment centre in South Western Nigeria. ...[more]