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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Risk factors for Buruli ulcer: A case control study in Cameroon
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Volume 1, No. 3, Article e101, Year 2007
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Description
Background: Buruli ulcer is an infectious disease involving the skin, caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. This disease is associated with areas where the water is slow-flowing or stagnant. However, the exact mechanism of transmission of the bacillus and the development of the disease through human activities is unknown. Methodology/Principal Findings: A case control study to identify Buruli ulcer risk factors in Cameroon compared case patients with community-matched controls on one hand and family matched controls on the other hand. Risk factors identified by the community-matched study (including 163 pairs) were: having a low level of education, swamp wading, wearing short, lower-body clothing while farming, living near a cocoa plantation or woods, using adhesive bandages when hurt, and using mosquito coils. Protective factors were: using bed nets, washing clothes, and using leaves as traditional treatment or rubbing alcohol when hurt. The family-matched study (including 118 pairs) corroborated the significance of education level, use of bed nets, and treatment with leaves. Conclusion/Significance: Covering limbs during farming activities is confirmed as a protective factor guarding against Buruli ulcer disease, but newly identified factors including wound treatment and use of bed nets may provide new insight into the unknown mode of transmission of M. ulcerans or the development of the disease. © 2007 Pouillot et al.
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https://efashare.b-cdn.net/share/pmc/articles/PMC2154388/bin/pntd.0000101.s001.doc
Authors & Co-Authors
Pouillot, R.
Cameroon, Yaounde
Centre Pasteur du Cameroun
Matias, Gonçalo
Cameroon, Yaounde
Centre Pasteur du Cameroun
France, Paris
Institut Pasteur, Paris
Mbondji-Wonje, Christelle
Cameroon, Yaounde
Centre Pasteur du Cameroun
Portaels, Françoise Ç.Oise
Belgium, Antwerpen
Prins Leopold Instituut Voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Valin, Nadia
France, Paris
Institut Pasteur, Paris
Ngos, François
Cameroon, Yaounde
Hôpital de District D'akonolinga
Njikap, Adelaïde
Switzerland, Geneva
Medecins Sans Frontieres
Marsollier, Laurent
France, Angers
Université D’angers
South Korea, Seoul
Institut Pasteur Korea
Fontanet, A. L.
France, Paris
Institut Pasteur, Paris
Eyangoh, Sara Irène
Cameroon, Yaounde
Centre Pasteur du Cameroun
Statistics
Citations: 103
Authors: 10
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1371/journal.pntd.0000101
Research Areas
Environmental
Substance Abuse
Study Design
Case-Control Study
Study Locations
Cameroon