Buruli ulcer is a neglected emerging disease that has recently been reported in some
countries as the second most frequent mycobacterial disease in humans after tuberculosis …

Our world is rapidly urbanizing. According to the United Nations, between 1990 and 2015,
the percent of the world's population living in urban areas grew from 43% to 54%. Estimates …

Setting out the debates and reviewing the evidence that links health outcomes with social
and physical environments, this new edition of the well-established text offers an accessible …

Buruli ulcer is a noncontagious disabling cutaneous and subcutaneous mycobacteriosis
reported by 33 countries in Africa, Asia, Oceania, and South America. The causative agent …

Buruli ulcer (BU), the second most common mycobacterial disease in West Africa, is a
necrotizing skin disease that can lead to high morbidity in affected patients. The disease is …

Mycobacterium ulcerans infection (Buruli ulcer) causes necrotizing lesions that may lead to
scarring, contractures, osteomyelitis, and even amputation. Despite decades of research, the …

Background Mycobacterium ulcerans is the causative agent of Buruli ulcer (BU). In West
Africa there is an association between BU and residence in low-lying rural villages where …

Background Mycobacterium ulcerans (MU) is the agent responsible for Buruli Ulcer (BU), an
emerging skin disease with dramatic socioeconomic and health outcomes, especially in …

Background Buruli ulcer (BU), caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans (M. ulcerans), is a
necrotizing skin disease found in more than 30 countries worldwide. BU incidence is highest …

Background Buruli ulcer (BU), one of 17 neglected tropical diseases, is a debilitating skin
and soft tissue infection caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. In tropical Africa, changes in …