title: New foci of Buruli ulcer, Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo.
abstract: We report 3 patients with laboratory-confirmed Buruli ulcer in Kafufu/Luremo, Angola, and Kasongo-Lunda, Democratic Republic of Congo. These villages are near the Kwango/Cuango River, which flows through both countries. Further investigation of artisanal alluvial mining as a risk factor for Buruli ulcer is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: Kapay
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kibadi
authors.forename: Mbutu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Panda
authors.forename: Jean-Jacques Muyembe
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Tamfum
authors.forename: Alexandra G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Fraga
authors.forename: Adhemar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Longatto Filho
authors.forename: Gladys
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Anyo
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pedrosa
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakazawa
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Suykerbuyk
authors.forename: Wayne M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Meyers
authors.forename: Françoise
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Portaels
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000810:Angola / Q000453:epidemiology; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D054312:Buruli Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo / Q000453:epidemiology; D018130:Diamond; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008906:Mining; D019911:Mycobacterium ulcerans; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012307:Risk Factors; D045483:Rivers; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular; D018130:Diamond; D012293:Rifampin; D013307:Streptomycin