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New Foci of Buruli Ulcer, Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo

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EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 14, Issue 11, Pages 1790-1792

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CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL
DOI: 10.3201/eid1411.071649

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  1. Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation (DGDC) Brussels, Belgium
  2. European Commission [INCO-CT-2005-051476-BURULICO]
  3. DGDC

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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.

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