Etymologia: Buruli Ulcer

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Henry, Ronnie
• Description:
  Named for Buruli County (now Nakasongola District), Uganda, where large numbers of cases were reported in the 1960s, Buruli ulcer (from the Latin ulcus, “sore”) is a cutaneous infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans. This bacterium produces a unique toxin (mycolactone), which causes rapid and extensive skin ulceration that is relatively painless. Buruli ulcer was first described by Sir Albert Cook in 1897. However, in his book A Walk Across Africa, describing his participation in the 1860 expe- dition to find the source of the Nile River, Scottish explorer James Augustus Grant might have earlier described Buruli ulcer:
• Subjects:
  Buruli Ulcer Etymologia Mycobacterium Ulcerans Terminology As Topic
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 26(3):504
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7045817
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Name as Subject:
  Cook, Albert S. (Albert Stanburrough), 1853-1927 ; Grant, James Augustus ; MacCallum, Peter ; Cook, Albert S. (Albert Stanburrough), 1853-1927 ; Grant, James Augustus ; MacCallum, Peter
• Genre:
  Etymologia
• Place as Subject:
  Uganda
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  26
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0f46c2902421367f1e2790a16531c84d2a22aa6cdf76192d10f2089282fb4431
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/85698/cdc_85698_DS1.pdf
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