Buruli ulcer

English Etymology Named after a county of Uganda where important foci of the disease were studied. Noun en pathology A type of ulcer caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium ulcerans species. en 2004 Eldryd Parry; Richard Godfrey; Geoffrey Gill; David Mabey Principles of Medicine in Africa https://books.google.com.au/books?id=iKX-ZXNlNgcC&pg=PA1302&dq=%22Buruli+ulcer%22%7C%22Buruli+ulcers%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwif8cnbu8ffAhXLwbwKHbVoAY8Q6AEIMzAD#v=onepage&q=%22Buruli%20ulcer%22%7C%22Buruli%20ulcers%22&f=false 1302 w:Cambridge University Press All of these farming activities were in swampy riverine areas, as has been observed in all other foci where Buruli ulcer is endemic (van der Werf et al., 1999; van Oye & Ballio, 1950).In Australia, people living near a golf course, that was sprinkled by water pumped from a swamp, developed Buruli ulcers. en 2005 Avi Shai; Howard I. Maibach Wound Healing and Ulcers of the Skin: Diagnosis and Therapy - The Practical Approach https://books.google.com.au/books?id=p3poHaIN8v8C&pg=RA5-PP15&dq=%22Buruli+ulcer%22%7C%22Buruli+ulcers%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwif8cnbu8ffAhXLwbwKHbVoAY8Q6AEI4gIwOQ#v=onepage&q=%22Buruli%20ulcer%22%7C%22Buruli%20ulcers%22&f=false 55 Springer Other infectious processes, such as tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterium infections (Fig. 5.1), or Buruli ulcers should be considered, depending on the circumstances and clinical findings. 2006, WHO Regional Office for Africa, The Health of the People: The African Regional Health Report, World Health Organization, page 56, Neglected diseases — such as sleeping sickness, visceral leishmaniasis and Buruli ulcer — continue to take their toll in the African Region, but they no longer figure on the disease-control agenda of the developed world. Translations type of ulcer caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans French: fr ulcère de Buruli m German: de Buruli-Ulkus m Italian: it ulcera del Buruli f, it ulcera del Bairnsdale f, it ulcera del Searle f, it ulcera del Daintree f Japanese: ja ブルーリ潰瘍 ぶるうりかいよう, burūri kaiyō Further reading Mycobacterium ulcerans Mycobacterium ulcerans BCG vaccine en Bacterial diseases