Buruli Ulcer in Liberia, 2012

Kollie, Karsor; Amoako, Yaw Ampem; Aké, Julien; Mulbah, Tarnue; Zaizay, Fasseneh; Abass, Mohammed K.; Lehman, Linda; Paintsil, Albert; Lugala, Clement; Tiendrébéogo, Alexandre; Phillips, Richard Odame; Asiedu, Kingsley

doi:10.3201/eid2003.130708

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“…The number of cases also rose recently in Liberia, the country with the highest incidence of Buruli ulcer (4.55 cases/100,000 population). Underreporting had previously been suggested to be associated with civil war and a lack in knowledge of the disease among healthcare workers (31).…”

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Global Epidemiology of Buruli Ulcer, 2010–2017, and Analysis of 2014 WHO Programmatic Targets

Omansen¹,

Erbowor-Becksen²,

Yotsu³

et al. 2019

Emerg. Infect. Dis.

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Buruli ulcer is a neglected tropical disease caused by Myocobacterium ulcerans; it manifests as a skin lesion, nodule, or ulcer that can be extensive and disabling. To assess the global burden and the progress on disease control, we analyzed epidemiologic data reported by countries to the World Health Organization during 2010–2017. During this period, 23,206 cases of Buruli ulcer were reported. Globally, cases declined to 2,217 in 2017, but local epidemics seem to arise, such as in Australia and Liberia. In 2013, the World Health Organization formulated 4 programmatic targets for Buruli ulcer that addressed PCR confirmation, occurrence of category III (extensive) lesions and ulcerative lesions, and movement limitation caused by the disease. In 2014, only the movement limitation goal was met, and in 2019, none are met, on a global average. Our findings support discussion on future Buruli ulcer policy and post-2020 programmatic targets.

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confidence: 99%

Global Epidemiology of Buruli Ulcer, 2010–2017, and Analysis of 2014 WHO Programmatic Targets

Omansen¹,

Erbowor-Becksen²,

Yotsu³

et al. 2019

Emerg. Infect. Dis.

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“…1 ). This left 155 unique articles corresponding to 645 MU detection and/or case fatality rates records included in this review [15] , [24] , [28] , [30] , [33] , [34] , [40] , [54] , [57] , [62] , [63] , [64] , [65] , [66] , [67] , [68] , [69] , [70] , [71] , [72] , [73] , [74] , [75] , [76] , [77] , [78] , [79] , [80] , [81] , [82] , [83] , [84] , [85] , [86] , [87] , [88] , [89] , [90] , [91] , [92] , [93] , [94] , [95] , [96] , [97] , [98] , [99] , [100] , [101] , [102] , [103] , [104] , [105] , [106] , [107] , [108] , [109] , [110] , [111] , [112] , [113] , [114] , [115] , [116] , [117] , …”

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Systematic review: Global host range, case fatality and detection rates of Mycobacterium ulcerans in humans and potential environmental sources

Tchatchouang,

Andre Mbongue Mikangue,

Kenmoe

et al. 2024

Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseas

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“…There are five reasons for this: (1) cities are warm -often 3C above the temperatures of peri-urban areas. This makes them ideal incubators for many pathogens and their vectors; (2) cities are totally dependent on a constant flow of materials, including water and food, from outside sources, increasing the chances for pathogen introduction; (3) cities support a large number of synurbic species of that are themselves vectors for diseases affecting both people and their pets (Földvári et al, 2011(Földvári et al, , 2014Kurucz et al, 2018a,b). Urban green spaces add suitable habitat for pathogens and reservoir hosts and vectors to thrive in close proximity to humans.…”

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confidence: 99%