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. 2007 Sep;13(9):1374-6.
doi: 10.3201/eid1309.061338.

Buruli ulcer surveillance, Benin, 2003-2005

Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh  1 , Roch Christian Johnson, Annick Chauty, Ange Dodji Dossou, Julia Aguiar, Olivier Salmon, Françoise Portaels, Kingsley Asiedu
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Buruli ulcer surveillance, Benin, 2003-2005

Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Sep.

Abstract

We reviewed Buruli ulcer (BU) surveillance in Benin, using the World Health Organization BU02 form. We report results of reliable routine data collected on 2,598 new and recurrent cases from 2003 through 2005.

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