Systematic review: Global host range, case fatality and detection rates of Mycobacterium ulcerans in humans and potential environmental sources.

ABSTRACT: Fundamental aspects of the epidemiology and ecology of Mycobacterium ulcerans (MU) infections including disease burden, host range, reservoir, intermediate hosts, vector and mode of transmission are poorly understood. Understanding the global distribution and burden of MU infections is a paramount to fight against Buruli ulcer (BU). Four databases were queried from inception through December 2023. After critical review of published resources on BU, 155 articles (645 records) published between 1987 and 2023 from 16 countries were selected for this review. Investigating BU in from old endemic and new emerging foci has allowed detection of MU in humans, animals, plants and various environmental samples with prevalence from 0 % up to 100 % depending of the study design. A case fatality

SUBMITTER: Tchatchouang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11254744 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature