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Buruli Ulcer in South Western Nigeria : A Retrospective Cohort Study of Patients Treated in Benin
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Buruli Ulcer in South Western Nigeria : A Retrospective Cohort Study of Patients Treated in Benin

Estelle Marion, Kevin Carolan, Ambroise Adeye, Marie Kempf, Annick Chauty and Laurent Marsollier
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol.9(1)
2015
PMCID: PMC4287556
PMID: 25569775

Abstract

Nigeria is known to be endemic to Buruli ulcer, but epidemiological data are remarkably rare. Here, we present a large cohort of 127 PCR-confirmed M. ulcerans infection patients coming from Nigeria and treated in a neighbouring country, Benin. Severe lesions and delay of consultation are factors that should encourage establishment of a treatment centre in South Western Nigeria.
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