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“…The increasing number of cases in recent years in West Africa has raised serious health concerns. Cases have been reported in Benin, 2,3 Ghana, [4][5][6] Togo, 1 Cote d'Ivoire, 7,8 and Liberia. 9 The first suspected case of Buruli ulcer in Ghana was reported at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra in 1971.…”
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“…The increasing number of cases in recent years in West Africa has raised serious health concerns. Cases have been reported in Benin, 2,3 Ghana, [4][5][6] Togo, 1 Cote d'Ivoire, 7,8 and Liberia. 9 The first suspected case of Buruli ulcer in Ghana was reported at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra in 1971.…”
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“…10 Since then, other cases have been described: 96 cases in Ashanti Akim north, 4 90 cases in the Amansie West district, 5 and recently another 105 cases in the Amansie West district. 6 Buruli ulcer has been known in endemic communities for years. In the Greater Accra region, there are local names for the disease such as Odontihela, describing the cotton wool appearance associated with the fatty necrosis, Aboa gbonyo (dreadful disease), and Ashanti Asane, meaning the disease might have originated from Ashanti region.…”
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“…Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative organism of Buruli ulcer first isolated in Australia, is considered a public health threat, especially in Africa. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Recent observations suggest that environmental sources of M. ulcerans include swamps, with subsequent transmission by insects. 11 The clinical features of Buruli ulcer are variable.…”
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