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A guide for field health workers
Buruli Ulcer Prevention of Disability (POD)
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This manual is for use by doctors, nurses, rehabilitation specialists, National Buruli ulcer Control Programme managers and other health workers involved in the prevention of disability activities in Buruli ulcer.
Guidance for health workers
Technical Update
Areas of Africa endemic for Buruli ulcer (BU), caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, also have a high prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), with adult prevalence rates between 1% and 5% (Maps). However, there is limited information on the prevalence of BU–HIV coinfection....
Manuel destiné au personnel de santé. Le présent manuel est un guide spécialisé sur les techniques et les méthodes de laboratoire à utiliser pour le diagnostic de l’ulcère de Buruli, une maladie provoquée par Mycobacterium ulcerans. Destiné aux techniciens et aux scientifi ques de labora...
L'ulcère de Buruli touche surtout les enfants. Cette bande dessinée vise à leur donner une meilleure connaissance de la maladie.
This course is intended to provide basic information for front-line health workers to be able to implement the recommended control measures to minimize the negative impact of Buruli ulcer on populations.
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Les objectifs de ce document sont de contribuer à ce que l’ulcère de Buruli (infection à Mycobacterium ulcerans) soit mieux reconnu et d’inciter à intensifier les efforts pour détecter les cas à un stade précoce de l’infection. Aujourd’hui, les malades peuvent...
Buruli ulcer – community information sheet (October 2018)
Buruli ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans infection) Resource platform
Buruli ulcer caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans is a neglected tropical disease characterized by extensive ulceration involving predominantly the upper and lower limbs of patients. The disease is common in rural tropical communities in West and Central Africa, where access to proper health care is lim...
The purpose of this document is to contribute to improved recognition of Buruli
ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans infection) and encourage greater efforts in detecting
cases at an early stage of infection.Today, patients can be cured with antibiotics if
diagnosed early, thus avoiding unnecessary suff...
Les objectifs de ce document sont de contribuer à ce que l’ulcère de Buruli (infection
à Mycobacterium ulcerans) soit mieux reconnu et d’inciter à intensifier les efforts pour
détecter les cas à un stade précoce de l’infection. Aujourd’hui, les malades peuvent
être guéris par des...
Le présent manuel est un guide spécialisé sur les techniques et les méthodes de laboratoire à utiliser pour le diagnostic de l’ulcère de Buruli, une maladie provoquée par Mycobacterium ulcerans. Destiné aux techniciens et aux scientifi ques de laboratoire travaillant sur cette maladie, le ...
MEDBOX Issue Brief no.35: The first issue brief on the NTD Toolbox contains general strategies, roadmaps, key treatment guidelines, reports, and training material on Buruli ulcer, Chagas, and Leishmaniasis.
