Landscape diversity related to Buruli ulcer disease in Côte d'Ivoire.

<h4>Background</h4>Buruli ulcer disease (BU), due to the bacteria Mycobacterium ulcerans, represents an important and emerging public health problem, especially in many African countries. Few elements are known nowadays about the routes of transmission of this environmental bacterium to...

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Autores principales:	Télesphore Brou, Hélène Broutin, Eric Elguero, Henri Asse, Jean-François Guegan
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Materias:	Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b4aad3cf12514be59eb67e048dc11d272021-11-25T06:32:29ZLandscape diversity related to Buruli ulcer disease in Côte d'Ivoire.1935-27271935-273510.1371/journal.pntd.0000271https://doaj.org/article/b4aad3cf12514be59eb67e048dc11d272008-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/18665259/pdf/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735<h4>Background</h4>Buruli ulcer disease (BU), due to the bacteria Mycobacterium ulcerans, represents an important and emerging public health problem, especially in many African countries. Few elements are known nowadays about the routes of transmission of this environmental bacterium to the human population.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>In this study, we have investigated the relationships between the incidence of BU in Côte d'Ivoire, western Africa, and a group of environmental variables. These environmental variables concern vegetation, crops (rice and banana), dams, and lakes. Using a geographical information system and multivariate analyses, we show a link between cases of BU and different environmental factors for the first time on a country-wide scale. As a result, irrigated rice field cultures areas, and, to a lesser extent, banana fields as well as areas in the vicinity of dams used for irrigation and aquaculture purposes, represent high-risk zones for the human population to contract BU in Côte d'Ivoire. This is much more relevant in the central part of the country.<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>As already suspected by several case-control studies in different African countries, we strengthen in this work the identification of high-risk areas of BU on a national spatial scale. This first study should now be followed by many others in other countries and at a multi-year temporal scale. This goal implies a strong improvement in data collection and sharing in order to achieve to a global picture of the environmental conditions that drive BU emergence and persistence in human populations.Télesphore BrouHélène BroutinEric ElgueroHenri AsseJean-François GueganPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleArctic medicine. Tropical medicineRC955-962Public aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENPLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 2, Iss 7, p e271 (2008)
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description	<h4>Background</h4>Buruli ulcer disease (BU), due to the bacteria Mycobacterium ulcerans, represents an important and emerging public health problem, especially in many African countries. Few elements are known nowadays about the routes of transmission of this environmental bacterium to the human population.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>In this study, we have investigated the relationships between the incidence of BU in Côte d'Ivoire, western Africa, and a group of environmental variables. These environmental variables concern vegetation, crops (rice and banana), dams, and lakes. Using a geographical information system and multivariate analyses, we show a link between cases of BU and different environmental factors for the first time on a country-wide scale. As a result, irrigated rice field cultures areas, and, to a lesser extent, banana fields as well as areas in the vicinity of dams used for irrigation and aquaculture purposes, represent high-risk zones for the human population to contract BU in Côte d'Ivoire. This is much more relevant in the central part of the country.<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>As already suspected by several case-control studies in different African countries, we strengthen in this work the identification of high-risk areas of BU on a national spatial scale. This first study should now be followed by many others in other countries and at a multi-year temporal scale. This goal implies a strong improvement in data collection and sharing in order to achieve to a global picture of the environmental conditions that drive BU emergence and persistence in human populations.
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author	Télesphore Brou Hélène Broutin Eric Elguero Henri Asse Jean-François Guegan
author_facet	Télesphore Brou Hélène Broutin Eric Elguero Henri Asse Jean-François Guegan
author_sort	Télesphore Brou
title	Landscape diversity related to Buruli ulcer disease in Côte d'Ivoire.
title_short	Landscape diversity related to Buruli ulcer disease in Côte d'Ivoire.
title_full	Landscape diversity related to Buruli ulcer disease in Côte d'Ivoire.
title_fullStr	Landscape diversity related to Buruli ulcer disease in Côte d'Ivoire.
title_full_unstemmed	Landscape diversity related to Buruli ulcer disease in Côte d'Ivoire.
title_sort	landscape diversity related to buruli ulcer disease in côte d'ivoire.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2008
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Landscape diversity related to Buruli ulcer disease in Côte d'Ivoire.

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