Introduction The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are infectious diseases that principally
impact the world's poorest people. They have been neglected for decades, initially as part of …

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 …

Acute appendicitis (AA) is a common abdominal emergency with a lifetime prevalence of
about 7%. As the clinical diagnosis of AA remains a challenge to emergency physicians and …

Buruli ulcer, a chronic subcutaneous infection caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, is
increasing in prevalence in southeastern Australia. Possums are a local wildlife reservoir for …

Reductive evolution and massive pseudogene formation have shaped the 3.31-Mb genome
of Mycobacterium leprae, an unculturable obligate pathogen that causes leprosy in humans …

Background Surgical debridement was the standard treatment for Mycobacterium ulcerans
infection (Buruli ulcer disease) until WHO issued provisional guidelines in 2004 …

Background Mycobacterium ulcerans is the causative agent of Buruli ulcer (BU), a
destructive skin disease found predominantly in sub-Saharan Africa and south-eastern …

Buruli ulcer is an emerging human disease caused by infection with a slow-growing
pathogen, Mycobacterium ulcerans, that produces mycolactone, a cytotoxin with …

Abstract Purpose of the Review Buruli ulcer (BU) is a necrotizing and disabling cutaneous
disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, one of the skin-related neglected tropical …

Macaques have served as models for more than 70 human infectious diseases of diverse
etiologies, including a multitude of agents—bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites, prions. The …