Emerging Infectious Diseases (Nov 2008)

New Foci of Buruli Ulcer, Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo

  • Kapay Kibadi,
  • Mbutu Panda,
  • Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum,
  • Alexandra G. Fraga,
  • Adhemar Longatto Filho,
  • Gladys Anyo,
  • Jorge Pedrosa,
  • Yoshinori Nakazawa,
  • Patrick Suykerbuyk,
  • Wayne M. Meyers,
  • Françoise Portaels

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1411.071649
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 11
pp. 1790 – 1792

Abstract

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We report 3 patients with laboratory-confirmed Buruli ulcer in Kafufu/Luremo, Angola, and Kasongo-Lunda, Democratic Republic of Congo. These villages are near the Kwango/Cuango River, which flows through both countries. Further investigation of artisanal alluvial mining as a risk factor for Buruli ulcer is recommended.

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