Buruli Ulcer in Traveler from Suriname, South America, to the Netherlands

Faber, William R.; de Jong, Bouke; de Vries, Henry J.C.; Zeegelaar, Jim E.; Portaels, Françoise

doi:10.3201/eid2103.141237

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Buruli Ulcer in Traveler from Suriname, South America, to the Netherlands

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Faber, William R. ; de Jong, Bouke ; de Vries, Henry J.C. ; Zeegelaar, Jim E. ; Portaels, Françoise
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We report Buruli ulcer in a man in the Netherlands. Phenotyping of samples indicate the Buruli pathogen was acquired in Suriname and activated by trauma on return to the Netherlands. Awareness of this disease by clinicians in non-Buruli ulcer-endemic areas is critical for identification.
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Aged Buruli Ulcer Humans Male Mycobacterium Ulcerans Travel
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Emerg Infect Dis. 21(3):497-499.
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Dispatch
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Suriname ; Netherlands
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21
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3
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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