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A nurse treats a young patient’s buruli ulcer with a clay poultice.
BACTERIAL INFECTION

Buruli ulcer: Africa’s neglected but third most common mycobacterial disease

The buruli ulcer is considered to be a neglected tropical disease but is the third most common bacterial infection after tuberculosis and leprosy.

  • Bhekisisa Team
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