New Foci of Buruli Ulcer, Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo

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

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New Foci of Buruli Ulcer, Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo

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Nov 2008
By Kibadi, Kapay ; Panda, Mbutu ; Tamfum, Jean-Jacques Muyembe ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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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
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.
Subjects:

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
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Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Angola ; Democratic Republic of the Congo
Location:

Africa
Volume:

14
Issue:

11
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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