Incidences and Treatments for Buruli Ulcer
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The necrotizing disease occurs in parts of West Africa, Australia and Southeast Asia, affecting around 5,000 people each year [1]. Children aged under 15 are the most commonly infected demographic group and the region with the highest concentration of infections is, currently, Cote d'Ivoire. Until the late 1990s, when World Health Organization (WHO) programs began, the disease was a 'neglected disease' [2].
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