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Buruli Ulcer

Known as: Ulcer, Buruli, SEARL ULCER, Ulcer Diseases, Buruli 
A cutaneous infection caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. It presents with painless nodular swelling of the skin, leading to the formation of… 
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Highly Cited
2014
Highly Cited
2014
Mycobacterial Toxin Induces Analgesia in Buruli Ulcer by Targeting the Angiotensin Pathways
Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Ebola Virus Antibodies in Fruit Bats, Ghana, West Africa
To the Editor: Fruit bats are the presumptive reservoir hosts of Ebola viruses (EBOVs) (genus Ebolavirus, family Filoviridae… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
Risk factors for Mycobacterium ulcerans infection.
Review
2009
Review
2009
Buruli ulcer: reductive evolution enhances pathogenicity of Mycobacterium ulcerans
Buruli ulcer is an emerging human disease caused by infection with a slow-growing pathogen, Mycobacterium ulcerans, that produces… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Distribution of Mycobacterium ulcerans in Buruli Ulcer Endemic and Non-Endemic Aquatic Sites in Ghana
Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of Buruli ulcer, is an emerging environmental bacterium in Australia and West Africa… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Promising Clinical Efficacy of Streptomycin-Rifampin Combination for Treatment of Buruli Ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans Disease)
ABSTRACT According to recommendations of the 6th WHO Advisory Committee on Buruli ulcer, directly observed treatment with the… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Risk Factors for Buruli Ulcer, Benin
Disease was associated with age, place of residence, and water sources in all age groups. 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Buruli ulcer disease in Cameroon rediscovered.
To assess the magnitude of the Buruli ulcer (BU) problem in Cameroon, we conducted a cross-sectional survey in the Nyong River… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Socioeconomic implications of Buruli ulcer in Ghana: a three-year review.
This study examines some of the socioeconomic cost of treating 102 cases of Buruli ulcer between 1994 and 1996 at the St. Martin… 
Review
1993
Review
1993
Out of Africa: observations on the histopathology of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection.
Introduction Mycobacterium ulcerans infection produces progressive skin ulceration in man and other mammals. The disease was… 
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