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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Landscape diversity related to Buruli ulcer disease in Côte d'Ivoire
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Volume 2, No. 7, Article e271, Year 2008
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Description
Background: Buruli ulcer disease (BU), due to the bacteria Mycobacterium ulcerans, represents an important and emerging public health problem, especially in many African countries. Few elements are known nowadays about the routes of transmission of this environmental bacterium to the human population. Methodology/Principal Findings: In this study, we have investigated the relationships between the incidence of BU in Côte d'Ivoire, western Africa, and a group of environmental variables. These environmental variables concern vegetation, crops (rice and banana), dams, and lakes. Using a geographical information system and multivariate analyses, we show a link between cases of BU and different environmental factors for the first time on a country-wide scale. As a result, irrigated rice field cultures areas, and, to a lesser extent, banana fields as well as areas in the vicinity of dams used for irrigation and aquaculture purposes, represent high-risk zones for the human population to contract BU in Côte d'Ivoire. This is much more relevant in the central part of the country. Conclusions/Significance: As already suspected by several case-control studies in different African countries, we strengthen in this work the identification of high-risk areas of BU on a national spatial scale. This first study should now be followed by many others in other countries and at a multi-year temporal scale. This goal implies a strong improvement in data collection and sharing in order to achieve to a global picture of the environmental conditions that drive BU emergence and persistence in human populations. © 2008 Brou et al.
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https://efashare.b-cdn.net/share/pmc/articles/PMC2474700/bin/pntd.0000271.s001.doc
https://efashare.b-cdn.net/share/pmc/articles/PMC2474700/bin/pntd.0000271.s002.doc
Authors & Co-Authors
Brou, Télesphore
France, Arras
Universite D'artois
Broutin, Hélène
France, Montpellier
Ird Centre de Montpellier
United States, Bethesda
National Institutes of Health Nih
Elguero, Éric
France, Montpellier
Ird Centre de Montpellier
Asse, Henri
Cote D'ivoire, Abidjan
Université de Cocody-abidjan
Guégan, Jean François
France, Montpellier
Ird Centre de Montpellier
Statistics
Citations: 68
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1371/journal.pntd.0000271
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Case-Control Study
Grounded Theory
Study Locations
Ivory Coast