Seasonal distribution of mycobacterial skin ulcers.
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Seasonal distribution of mycobacterial skin ulcers.
Chronic necrotizing skin ulcers caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans are a common and serious disorder in certain parts of the tropics. This infection was first described in Australia, but most of the reported cases have come from Uganda (where the disease is known as Buruli ulcer) and from the Congo. The disease is also known to occur in Nigeria, Ghana, Mexico, and New Guinea. The results of epide...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
سال: 1972
ISSN: 0143-005X
DOI: 10.1136/jech.26.1.23