Confirming Autochthonous Buruli Ulcer Cases in Burkina Faso, West Africa

Anselme Millogo (1, 2, 3, 4) , Dezemon Zingue (3, 5) , Amar Bouam (6, 2, 3) , Sylvain Godreuil (2, 4) , Michel Drancourt (3) , Nassim Hammoudi (3)

1 APHM - Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille
2 CHRU Montpellier - Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire [Montpellier]
3 CHUSS - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Souro Sanou [Bobo-Dioulasso]
4 MIVEGEC - Maladies infectieuses et vecteurs : écologie, génétique, évolution et contrôle
5 Centre Muraz [Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso]
6 MEPHI - Microbes évolution phylogénie et infections

Environmental Mycobacterium ulcerans causes a disabling skin disease called Buruli ulcer. Recent studies completed the knowledge of the evolving geographic extension and epidemiology of Buruli ulcer in West Africa, where Côte d’Ivoire is reporting the highest number of cases. We report seven polymerase chain reaction-documented patients in Burkina Faso, a neighboring country of Côte d’Ivoire, where previously Buruli ulcer cases were confirmed primarily using clinical arguments.

Domaines: Maladies infectieuses; Dermatologie; Santé publique et épidémiologie

Anselme Millogo, Dezemon Zingue, Amar Bouam, Sylvain Godreuil, Michel Drancourt, et al.. Confirming Autochthonous Buruli Ulcer Cases in Burkina Faso, West Africa. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2021, 105 (3), pp.627-629. ⟨10.4269/ajtmh.20-0895⟩. ⟨hal-03649265⟩