Details:

Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Kibadi, Kapay ; Panda, Mbutu ; Tamfum, Jean-Jacques Muyembe ; Fraga, Alexandra G. ; Filho, Adhemar Longatto ; ... More +
Kibadi, Kapay ; Panda, Mbutu ; Tamfum, Jean-Jacques Muyembe ; Fraga, Alexandra G. ; Filho, Adhemar Longatto ; Anyo, Gladys ; Pedrosa, Jorge ; Nakazawa, Yoshinori ; Suykerbuyk, Patrick ; Meyers, Wayne M. ; Portaels, Françoise Less -
Description:
We report 3 patients with laboratory-confirmed Buruli ulcer in Kafufu/Luremo, Angola, and Kasongo-Lunda, Democratic Republic of Congo. These villages are near the Kwango/Cuango River, which flows through both countries. Further investigation of artisanal alluvial mining as a risk factor for Buruli ulcer is recommended.
Subject:
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Adolescent
Adult
Antibiotics, Antitubercular
Biopsy
Buruli Ulcer
Diamond
Disease Reservoirs
Dispatch
Female
Humans
Male
Mining
Rifampin
Risk Factors
Rivers
Skin
Streptomycin
Treatment Outcome

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 14(11):1790-1792
Pubmed ID:
18976574
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC2630729
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Angola ; Democratic Republic of the Congo
Angola ; Democratic Republic of the Congo Less -
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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