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

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Marion, Estelle | Carolan, Kevin | Adeye, Ambroise | Kempf, Marie | Chauty, Annick | Marsollier, Laurent

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International audience. 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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