Epidemiology and disease burden of Buruli ulcer: a review

• Main Authors: Röltgen K, Pluschke G
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2015
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Gerd
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/8d2321901e024f78bd6be7b71aa5603c

Katharina Röltgen,1,2 Gerd Pluschke1,2 1Molecular Immunology, Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, 2University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland Abstract: Buruli ulcer (BU) is a neglected tropical skin disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. Infection foci occur mainly in remote, rural areas of...