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. 2003 Mar-Apr;97(2):159-60.
doi: 10.1016/s0035-9203(03)90105-2.

An outreach education and treatment project in Ghana for the early stage of Mycobacterium ulcerans disease

M R Evans  1 , R Phillips, S N Etuaful, G Amofah, J Adomako, O Adjei, J Dennis-Antwi, S B Lucas, M H Wansbrough-Jones
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An outreach education and treatment project in Ghana for the early stage of Mycobacterium ulcerans disease

M R Evans et al. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2003 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Mycobacterium ulcerans disease starts as a painless, subcutaneous nodule, excision of which prevents the development of large Buruli ulcers. An outreach programme was set up in Ghana to promote nodule recognition and excision. The programme was cost-effective and shifted the pattern of disease presentation. This could from a model for other countries.

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