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- Title
Aquatic Insects and Mycobacterium ulcerans: An Association Relevant to Buruli Ulcer Control?
- Authors
Silva, Manuel T.; Portaels, Françoise; Pedrosa, Jorge
- Abstract
The article presents the authors' perspectives if there is an association relevant to Buruli ulcer control on aquatic insects and Mycobacterium ulcerans. The author note that a new area of research shows the association between arthropods and M. ulcerans. They stress that there is evidence that M. ulcerans is not transmitted person-to-person but is an environmental pathogen transmitted to humans from its aquatic niches.
- Subjects
SKIN diseases; DERMATOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIA; AQUATIC insects; PATHOGENIC microorganisms
- Publication
PLoS Medicine, 2007, Vol 4, Issue 2, p229
- ISSN
1549-1277
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pmed.0040063