title: Leprosy and Buruli ulcer: similarities suggest combining control and prevention of disability strategies in countries endemic for both diseases.
authors.forename: Douglas S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: Bouke C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: De Jong
authors.forename: Wayne M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Meyers
authors.forename: Françoise
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Portaels
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D054312:Buruli Ulcer / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003140:Communicable Disease Control; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019353:Endemic Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*