Abstract
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.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Angola / epidemiology
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Antibiotics, Antitubercular / therapeutic use
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Biopsy
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Buruli Ulcer / diagnosis*
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Buruli Ulcer / drug therapy
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Buruli Ulcer / epidemiology*
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Buruli Ulcer / pathology
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Democratic Republic of the Congo / epidemiology
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Diamond
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Disease Reservoirs / microbiology*
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Mining
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Mycobacterium ulcerans*
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Rifampin / therapeutic use
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Risk Factors
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Rivers
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Skin / microbiology
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Skin / pathology
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Streptomycin / therapeutic use
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Antibiotics, Antitubercular
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Diamond
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Rifampin
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Streptomycin