Case Report: A New Mycobacterium ulcerans Genotype Causing Buruli Ulcer in Côte d’Ivoire | Zendy

Philippe Bahadoran | Zendy; Nassim Hammoudi | Zendy; Alice Gaudart | Zendy; Jamal Saad | Zendy; Yoan Di Filippo | Zendy; Michel Drancourt | Zendy; Raymond Ruimy | Zendy

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Case Report: A New Mycobacterium ulcerans Genotype Causing Buruli Ulcer in Côte d’Ivoire

Author(s) -

Philippe Bahadoran,

Nassim Hammoudi,

Alice Gaudart,

Jamal Saad,

Yoan Di Filippo,

Michel Drancourt,

Raymond Ruimy

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

american journal of tropical medicine and hygiene

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1476-1645

pISSN - 0002-9637

DOI - 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1307

Subject(s) - mycobacterium ulcerans , buruli ulcer , cote d ivoire , genotype , tropical disease , biology , virology , medicine , disease , genetics , pathology , humanities , philosophy , gene

Mycobacterium ulcerans , the opportunistic pathogen causing Buruli ulcer, is reported to affect rural populations in 36 tropical countries. We report one case of Buruli ulcer in a peri-urban area in Côte d’Ivoire, confirmed by whole genome sequencing which indicated a M. ulcerans genotype previously unreported in Côte d’Ivoire.

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