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References from Biological, Environmental, and Social Determinants of Buruli Ulcer in Africa: Their Interplay Across Disease Severity and Patient Outcome. Local targets link to admitted publications; unresolved targets remain external evidence.
Buruli Ulcer: A Review of the Current Knowledge
10.1007/s40475-018-0166-2 · 2018 · External reference
Buruli Ulcer, a Prototype for Ecosystem‐Related Infection, Caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans
10.1128/cmr.00045-17 · 2018 · External reference
Mapping the Global Distribution of Buruli Ulcer: A Systematic Review With Evidence Consensus
10.1016/s2214-109x(19)30171-8 · 2019 · External reference
Epidemiology and Disease Burden of Buruli Ulcer: A Review
2015 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2024 · External reference
Buruli Ulcer: The Efficacy of Innate Immune Defense May be a Key Determinant for the Outcome of Infection With Mycobacterium ulcerans
10.3389/fmicb.2020.01018 · 2020 · External reference
Buruli Ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection)
10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.06.006 · 2008 · External reference
Socio‐Cultural Determinants of Timely and Delayed Treatment of Buruli Ulcer: Implications for Disease Control
10.1186/2049-9957-1-6 · 2012 · External reference
Intersecting Cultural Beliefs and Structural Barriers: Healthcare‐Seeking for Buruli Ulcer in Imo State, Nigeria
10.1016/j.cegh.2025.102283 · 2025 · External reference
Qualitative Study of the Stigma Associated With the Lived Experiences of Buruli Ulcer Disease Among Patients in Nigeria
10.1093/inthealth/ihad090 · 2024 · External reference
Mental Health and Quality of Life Burden in Buruli Ulcer Disease Patients in Ghana
10.1186/s40249-021-00891-8 · 2021 · External reference
Buruli Ulcer in Africa: Geographical Distribution, Ecology, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, and Indigenous Plant Treatment Options–A Comprehensive Review
10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22018 · 2023 · External reference
Understanding the Transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans: A Step Towards Controlling Buruli Ulcer
10.1371/journal.pntd.0009678 · 2021 · External reference
This Disease Has Made Me Lose the Belief I Had in Myself″: Qualitative Analysis of Experiences Among Buruli Ulcer Disease Patients in Nigeria Using the Socioecological Model of Health
10.1186/s12982-025-00612-8 · 2025 · External reference
Global and Local Environmental Changes as Drivers of Buruli Ulcer Emergence: Environmental Changes and Infectious Disease
2017 · External reference
Stigma Experiences, Effects and Coping Among Individuals Affected by Buruli Ulcer and Yaws in Ghana
10.1371/journal.pntd.0012093 · 2024 · External reference
The Gendered Impact of Buruli Ulcer on the Household Production of Health and Social Support Networks: Why Decentralization Favors Women
10.1371/journal.pntd.0007317 · 2019 · External reference
Caregiver Burden in Buruli Ulcer Disease: Evidence From Ghana
10.1371/journal.pntd.0009454 · 2021 · External reference
Buruli Ulcer and Leprosy, They Are Intertwined″: Patient Experiences of Integrated Case Management of Skin Neglected Tropical Diseases in Liberia
10.1371/journal.pntd.0008030 · 2020 · External reference
Buruli Ulcer, Tuberculosis and Leprosy: Exploring the One Health Dimensions of Three Most Prevalent Mycobacterial Diseases: A Narrative Review
10.1111/tmi.14024 · 2024 · External reference
10.1186/s41073-019-0064-8 · 2019 · Admitted local publication
10.1007/978-3-319-60616-3_5
10.1007/978-3-319-60616-3_5 · 2017 · External reference
Immunity Against Mycobacterium ulcerans: The Subversive Role of Mycolactone
10.1111/imr.12956 · 2021 · External reference
Recent Advances: Role of Mycolactone in the Pathogenesis and Monitoring of Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection/Buruli Ulcer Disease
10.1111/cmi.12547 · 2016 · External reference
Mycolactone Toxin Induces an Inflammatory Response by Targeting the IL‐1β Pathway: Mechanistic Insight Into Buruli Ulcer Pathophysiology
10.1371/journal.ppat.1009107 · 2020 · External reference
10.1007/978-3-030-11114-4_8
10.1007/978-3-030-11114-4_8 · 2019 · External reference
Buruli Ulcer
10.1038/s41572-025-00672-9 · 2025 · External reference
Buruli Ulcer: Current Landscape, Challenges, and Future Directions
10.1016/j.jctube.2024.100490 · 2024 · External reference
Systematic Review: Global Host Range, Case Fatality and Detection Rates of Mycobacterium ulcerans in Humans and Potential Environmental Sources
10.1016/j.jctube.2024.100457 · 2024 · External reference
Trained Immunity: A New Avenue for Tuberculosis Vaccine Development
10.1111/joim.12449 · 2016 · External reference
The One That Got Away: How Macrophage‐Derived IL‐1β Escapes the Mycolactone‐Dependent Sec61 Blockade in Buruli Ulcer
10.3389/fimmu.2021.788146 · 2022 · External reference
Trained Immunity: A “New” Weapon in the Fight Against Infectious Diseases
10.3389/fimmu.2023.1147476 · 2023 · External reference
Immunological Mechanisms Contributing to the Double Burden of Diabetes and Intracellular Bacterial Infections
10.1111/imm.12394 · 2015 · External reference
Challenges Associated With the Treatment of Buruli Ulcer
10.1002/jlb.mr0318-128 · 2019 · External reference
Genetics in the Host‐Mycobacterium ulcerans Interaction
10.1111/imr.12958 · 2021 · External reference
T‐Cell Response to Bacterial Agents
10.3855/jidc.2019 · 2011 · External reference
Manipulation of Innate and Adaptive Immunity by Staphylococcal Superantigens
10.3390/pathogens7020053 · 2018 · External reference
Macrophage Plasticity, Polarization, and Function in Health and Disease
10.1002/jcp.26429 · 2018 · External reference
Exploring Mycolactone—The Unique Causative Toxin of Buruli Ulcer: Biosynthetic, Synthetic Pathways, Biomarker for Diagnosis, and Therapeutic Potential
10.3390/toxins16120528 · 2024 · External reference
Immunoregulatory Functions of Interleukin 18 and Its Role in Defense Against Bacterial Pathogens
10.1007/s00109-001-0307-1 · 2002 · External reference
History, Biology and Chemistry of Mycobacterium ulcerans Infections (Buruli Ulcer Disease)
10.1039/c3np70068b · 2013 · External reference
Buruli Ulcer: Current Landscape, Challenges, and Future Directions
10.1016/j.jctube.2024.100490 · 2025 · External reference
Impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus on the Severity of Buruli Ulcer Disease: Results of a Retrospective Study in Cameroon
10.1093/ofid/ofu021 · 2014 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2015 · External reference
Emergence and Spread of Mycobacterium ulcerans at Different Geographic Scales
10.1128/spectrum.03827-23 · 2024 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2019 · External reference
Mycobacterium ulcerans Ulcer: Current Trends in Antimicrobial Management and Reconstructive Surgical Strategies
10.3390/life15071096 · 2025 · External reference
A Need for Null Models in Understanding Disease Transmission: The Example of Mycobacterium ulcerans (Buruli Ulcer Disease)
10.1093/femsre/fuab045 · 2022 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2001 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2006 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2022 · External reference
Risk Factors for Buruli Ulcer Disease in Ghana: A Matched Case‐Control Study in Four Selected Endemic Districts of Eastern and Oti Regions
10.1371/journal.pntd.0013684 · 2025 · External reference
Management of Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection (Buruli Ulcer) in Australia: Consensus Statement
10.5694/mja2.52591 · 2025 · External reference
Unresolved reference
2024 · External reference
Individual and Clinical Variables Associated With the Risk of Buruli Ulcer Acquisition: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
10.1371/journal.pntd.0008161 · 2020 · External reference
Nutritional Status and Wound Healing in Patients With Mycobacterium ulcerans Disease (Buruli Ulcer): A Pilot Study From Rural Côte d'Ivoire
2022 · External reference
Clinical Infectious Diseases. Risk Factors for Buruli Ulcer Disease (Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection)
2005 · External reference
The Complexities and Challenges of Preventing and Treating Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Diseases
10.1371/journal.pntd.0007083 · 2019 · External reference
Clinical and Microbiological Predictors of Healing in Buruli Ulcer Disease
10.1016/j.jctube.2024.100415 · 2024 · External reference
Bacterial Diversity in Buruli Ulcer Skin Lesions: Challenges in the Clinical Microbiome Analysis of a Skin Disease
10.1371/journal.pone.0181994 · 2017 · External reference
Microbiology of Secondary Infections in Buruli Ulcer Lesions; Implications for Therapeutic Interventions
10.1186/s12866-020-02070-5 · 2021 · External reference
Health‐Related Quality of Life Among Persons Living With Buruli Ulcer in Amasaman Community, Ga West District Accra, Ghana
2011 · External reference
Good Quality of Life in Former Buruli Ulcer Patients With Small Lesions: Long‐Term Follow‐Up of the BURULICO Trial
10.1371/journal.pntd.0002964 · 2014 · External reference
Exploring the Health‐Seeking Journeys of Individuals Affected by Leprosy: Lived Experiences in Selected Urban Rehabilitation Centers in Ethiopia
10.1371/journal.pntd.0013938 · 2026 · External reference
Persisting Social Participation Restrictions Among Former Buruli Ulcer Patients in Ghana and Benin
10.1371/journal.pntd.0003303 · 2014 · External reference
Social and Economic Factors Influencing Buruli Ulcer Health Seeking Decision Making in the Ga West and South Municipalities
10.4236/aasoci.2013.34025 · 2013 · External reference
Recent Advances in the Management Strategies for Buruli Ulcers
10.3390/pathogens12091088 · 2023 · External reference
Support Needs of People Living With Mycobacterium ulcerans (Buruli Ulcer) Disease in a Ghana Rural Community: A Grounded Theory Study
10.1111/ijd.13785 · 2017 · External reference
Illness Meanings and Experiences for Pre‐Ulcer and Ulcer Conditions of Buruli Ulcer in the Ga‐West and Ga‐South Municipalities of Ghana
10.1186/1471-2458-12-264 · 2012 · External reference
Developing a Buruli Ulcer Community of Practice in Bankim, Cameroon: A Model for Buruli Ulcer Outreach in Africa
10.1371/journal.pntd.0006238 · 2018 · External reference
Economic Inequality Caused by Feedbacks Between Poverty and the Dynamics of a Rare Tropical Disease: The Case of Buruli Ulcer in Sub‐Saharan Africa
10.1098/rspb.2015.1426 · 2015 · External reference
Modelling Ecological and Socioeconomic Feedbacks of Buruli Ulcer in sub‐Saharan Africa: Results From a Field Study in Cameroon
10.1016/s0140-6736(17)31121-2 · 2017 · External reference
Burden of Buruli Ulcer: How Affected
2011 · External reference
Understanding the Burden of Poor Mental Health and Wellbeing Among Persons Affected by Leprosy or Buruli Ulcer in Nigeria: A Community Based Cross‐Sectional Study
10.1371/journal.pone.0304786 · 2024 · External reference
Cultural Understanding of Wounds, Buruli Ulcers and Their Management at the Obom Sub‐District of the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region of Ghana
10.1371/journal.pntd.0004825 · 2016 · External reference
A Community Based Study on the Mode of Transmission, Prevention and Treatment of Buruli Ulcers in Southwest Cameroon: Knowledge, Attitude and Practices
10.1371/journal.pone.0156463 · 2016 · External reference
Impact of Common Skin Diseases on Children in Rural Côte d'Ivoire With Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer Co‐Endemicity: A Mixed Methods Study
10.1371/journal.pntd.0008291 · 2020 · External reference
Barriers to Social Participation for People With Disabilities in NTD‐Endemic Areas of Benin and côte d'Ivoire: Assessing Scope and Associated Factors
10.1371/journal.pgph.0004104 · 2024 · External reference
What Role Do Traditional Beliefs Play in Treatment Seeking and Delay for Buruli Ulcer Disease?—Insights From a Mixed Methods Study in Cameroon
10.1371/journal.pone.0036954 · 2012 · External reference
Health Seeking Behaviour for Buruli Ulcer Disease in the Obom Sub‐District of the Ga South Municipality of Ghana
2020 · External reference
Combining PCR With Microscopy to Reduce Costs of Laboratory Diagnosis of Buruli Ulcer
10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0362 · 2011 · External reference
Implementation of a Decentralized Community‐Based Treatment Program to Improve the Management of Buruli Ulcer in the Ouinhi District of Benin, West Africa
10.1371/journal.pntd.0006291 · 2018 · External reference
Perceptions, Preferred Treatment Methods, and Compliance to WHO Recommended Control Regime for Buruli Ulcer Disease in Imo State, Nigeria
2021 · External reference
Linking the Mycobacterium ulcerans Environment to Buruli Ulcer Disease: Progress and Challenges
10.1016/j.onehlt.2021.100311 · 2021 · External reference
Climate and Landscape Factors Associated With Buruli Ulcer Incidence in Victoria, Australia
10.1371/journal.pone.0051074 · 2012 · External reference
Mapping Suitability for Buruli Ulcer at Fine Spatial Scales Across Africa: A Modelling Study
10.1371/journal.pntd.0009157 · 2021 · External reference
Micronutrient‐Deficient Diets and Possible Environmental Enteric Dysfunction in Buruli Ulcer Endemic Communities in Ghana: Lower Dietary Diversity and Reduced Serum Zinc and Vitamin C Implicate Micronutrient Status a Possible Susceptibility Factor
10.1371/journal.pntd.0012871 · 2025 · External reference
53626 Buruli Ulcer Disease: Rethinking Diagnostic Approaches
10.1016/j.jaad.2024.07.595 · 2024 · External reference
Comprehensive Case–Control Study of Protective and Risk Factors for Buruli Ulcer, Southeastern Australia
10.3201/eid2910.230011 · 2023 · External reference
A Cluster Randomized Trial for Improving Mental Health and Well‐Being of Persons Affected by Leprosy or Buruli Ulcer in Nigeria: A Study Protocol
10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_247_21 · 2022 · External reference
Former Buruli Ulcer Patients' Experiences and Wishes May Serve as a Guide to Further Improve Buruli Ulcer Management
10.1371/journal.pntd.0005261 · 2016 · External reference
Community‐Based Study on Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on the Mode of Transmission, Prevention and Treatment of the Buruli Ulcer in Ga West District, Ghana
10.1111/j.1365-3156.2006.01795.x · 2007 · External reference
Health Services for Buruli Ulcer Control: Lessons From a Field Study in Ghana
10.1371/journal.pntd.0001187 · 2011 · External reference
I Could Not be Idle Any Longer': Buruli Ulcer Treatment Assemblages in Rural Ghana
10.1177/0308518x15599289 · 2015 · External reference
Buruli Ulcer
10.1590/s0365-05962010000300002 · 2010 · External reference
