Susceptibility to development of Mycobacterium ulcerans disease: review of possible risk factors

Mycobacterium ulcerans disease, also known as Buruli ulcer (BU), is a disease of subcutaneous fat tissue. BU is prevalent in riverine and swamp areas of the tropical zone in Africa, Asia and South America, and a few scattered foci in Australia. The mode of transmission of M. ulcerans has not been fu...

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