Buruli ulcer in Nigeria: results of a pilot case study in three rural districts.
Kingsley Nnanna UkwajaAnthony O MekaAlphonsus ChukwukaKingsley B AsieduKristina L HuberMiriam EddyaniJoseph N ChukwuMoses C AnyimCharles C NwaforDaniel C OshiNelson O MadichieNgozi EkekeMartin NjokuKentigern NtanaPublished in: Infectious diseases of poverty (2016)
In Nigeria, BU is endemic but its severity is underestimated-at least in the study setting. There is a need to identify and map BU endemic regions in Nigeria. A comprehensive BU control programme is also urgently needed.