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Buruli Ulcer in Ghana: Results of a National Case Search

Overview
Journal Emerg Infect Dis
Specialty Infectious Diseases
Date 2002 Mar 19
PMID 11897068
Citations 93
Authors
George Amofah
Frank Bonsu
Christopher Tetteh
Jane Okrah
Kwame Asamoa
Kingsley Asiedu
Jonathan Addy
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Abstract

A national search for cases of Buruli ulcer in Ghana identified 5,619 patients, with 6,332 clinical lesions at various stages. The overall crude national prevalence rate of active lesions was 20.7 per 100,000, but the rate was 150.8 per 100,000 in the most disease-endemic district. The case search demonstrated widespread disease and gross underreporting compared with the routine reporting system. The epidemiologic information gathered will contribute to the design of control programs for Buruli ulcer.

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