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. 2020 Dec;26(12):3104.
doi: 10.3201/eid2612.200744.

Etymologia: Buruli Ulcer

Tony M Korman, Paul D R Johnson, John Hayman

Etymologia: Buruli Ulcer

Tony M Korman et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: Buruli ulcer; Mycobacterium ulcerans; Peter MacCallum; Uganda; bacteria; cutaneous infections; skin ulcers; tuberculosis and other mycobacteria.

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