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de Zeeuw J et al., 2014. Persisting social participation restrictions among former Buruli ulcer patients in Ghana and Benin. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 8: e3303.
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Smith S , Taylor GD , Fanning EA , 2003. Chronic cutaneous Mycobacterium haemophilum infection acquired from coral injury. Clin Infect Dis 37: e100–e101.
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3.
Amissah NA , Glasner C , Ablordey A , Tetteh CS , Kotey NK , Prah I , van der Werf TS , Rossen JW , van Dijl JM , Stienstra Y , 2015. Genetic diversity of Staphylococcus aureus in Buruli ulcer. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 9: e0003421.
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Yeboah-Manu D et al., 2013. Secondary bacterial infections of Buruli ulcer lesions before and after chemotherapy with streptomycin and rifampicin. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 7: e2191.
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5.
Barogui YT , Klis S , Bankolé HS , Sopoh GE , Mamo S , Baba-Moussa L , Manson WL , Johnson RC , van der Werf TS , Stienstra Y , 2013. Towards rational use of antibiotics for suspected secondary infections in Buruli ulcer patients. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 7: e2010.
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Combe M , Couppié P , Blaizot R , Valentini A , Gozlan RE , 2020. Are all Buruli ulcers caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans? Br J Dermatol 183: 968–970.
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Dhungel L , Burcham L , Park JY , Sampathkumar HD , Cudjoe A , Seo KS , Jordan H , 2021. Responses to chemical cross-talk between the Mycobacterium ulcerans toxin, mycolactone, and Staphylococcus aureus. Sci Rep 11: 11746.
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Asiedu K , 2000. Buruli ulcer: Mycobacterium ulcerans infection. Available at: https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/WHO-CDS-CPE-GBUI-2000.1. Accessed October 20, 2022.
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Omansen TF , Erbowor-Becksen A , Yotsu R , van der Werf TS , Tiendrebeogo A , Grout L , Asiedu K , 2019. Global epidemiology of Buruli ulcer, 2010–2017, and analysis of 2014 WHO programmatic targets. Emerg Infect Dis 25: 2183–2190.
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Dessertine A , Berriane Y , Derks A , Kreil A & Lüddeckens D Methodological Approaches to Societies in Transformation: How to Make Sense of Change. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 213–235.
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Ly-Tall M , 1981. L’Empire du Mali aux XVe et XVIe Siècles. Le Sol, La Parole et L’écrit. Paris, France: Société française d’histoire d’outre-mer, 595–612.
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République de Guinée, Ministère des Mines et de la Géologie , 2016. Guinea: A Top Mining Destination. Available at: https://www.invest.gov.gn/communication/mines/7.pdf. Accessed October 20, 2022.
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Okine RNA , Sarfo B , Adanu RM , Kwakye-Maclean C , Osei FA , 2020. Factors associated with cutaneous ulcers among children in two yaws-endemic districts in Ghana. Infect Dis Poverty 9: 26.
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Zeegelaar JE , Faber WR , 2008. Imported tropical infectious ulcers in travelers. Am J Clin Dermatol 9: 219–232.
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Niang S-O , Dieng M-T , Kane A , Cissé M , Diallo M , Ndiaye B , 2007. Chronic leg ulcers in Dakar: 75 cases. Ann Dermatol Venereol 134: 868–870.
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Merritt R , Walker E , Small P , Wallace JR , Johnson P , Benbow M , Boakye D , 2010. Ecology and transmission of Buruli ulcer disease: a systematic review. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 4: e911.
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Hammoudi N , Dizoe S , Saad J , Ehouman E , Davoust B , Drancourt M , Bouam A , 2020. Tracing Mycobacterium ulcerans along an alimentary chain in Côte d’Ivoire: a one health perspective. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 14: e0008228.
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Aboagye SY , Ampah KA , Ross A , Asare P , Otchere ID , Fyfe J , Yeboah-Manu D , 2017. Seasonal pattern of Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of Buruli ulcer, in the environment in Ghana. Microb Ecol 74: 350–361.
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20.
Hagarty J , Azanu D , Atosona B , Voegborlo R , Smithwick EAH , Singha K , 2015. Chemistry of natural waters and its relation to Buruli ulcer in Ghana. J Hydrol Reg Stud 3: 457–472.
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21.
N’krumah RTAS , Koné B , Cissé G , Tanner M , Utzinger J , Pluschke G , Tiembré I , 2017. Characteristics and epidemiological profile of Buruli ulcer in the district of Tiassalé, south Côte d’Ivoire. Acta Trop 175: 138–144.
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Duker AA , Carranza EJ , Hale M , 2004. Spatial dependency of Buruli ulcer prevalence on arsenic-enriched domains in Amansie West District, Ghana: implications for arsenic mediation in Mycobacterium ulcerans infection. Int J Health Geogr 3: 19.
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Gold Panning–Related Chronic Cutaneous Ulcers in Guinea, West Africa
Mohamed L. Keita
Mohamed L. Keita
Aix Marseille University, Institut National pour le Developpement, Microbes, Evolution, Phylogénie et Infection, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France;
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Abdoulaye Kaba
Abdoulaye Kaba
Bureau of Stratégies and Dévelopment, Ministère de la Santé, Conakry, République de Guinée;
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Ibrahima Telly Diallo
Ibrahima Telly Diallo
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Mariama Kesso Bah
Mariama Kesso Bah
Programme National de Lutte Contre les Maladies Tropicales Negligées, Ministère de la Santé, Conakry, République de Guinée;
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Michel Sagno
Michel Sagno
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Aboubacar Goumane
Aboubacar Goumane
Centre Régional de Dépistage et de Traitement de l’Ulcère de Buruli, Ministère de la Santé, N’zerekoré, République de Guinée
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Amar Bouam
Amar Bouam
Aix Marseille University, Institut National pour le Developpement, Microbes, Evolution, Phylogénie et Infection, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France;
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Michel Drancourt
Michel Drancourt
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ABSTRACT.
Chronic cutaneous ulcers caused potentially by several pathogens are of increasing concern in endemic tropical countries, including Guinea in West Africa, in rural populations exposed to aquatic environments during recreational, domestic, or agricultural activities. By plotting 1,011 cases of chronic cutaneous ulcers classified under the name Buruli ulcer in 24 of 33 Guinea health districts (72%) between 2018 and 2020 against the gold map and gold-panning map of Guinea, we revealed a significant spatial association between chronic cutaneous ulcer foci and gold-panning foci (P < 0.05), but not with nongold-panning foci (P = 0.12) in Guinea. Gold panning should be listed as an additional economic activity exposing populations to chronic cutaneous ulcers. Further research may aim to clarify whether any geological and biologic factors underlie such an association, besides the possibility that the unprotected skin of gold panners may be exposed to opportunistic, pathogen-contaminated environments in gold-panning areas.
Author Notes
Financial support: K. M. L. obtained a PhD grant from the Fondation Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France. This work was supported by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR-17-CE35-0006-01 PRIME) and by the French government under the Investissements d’Avenir (Investments for the Future) program managed by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche (Méditerranée Infection 10-IAHU-03).
Authors’ addresses: Mohamed L. Keita, Amar Bouam, and Michel Drancourt, Aix Marseille Univeristy, IRD, MEPHI, AP-HM, Marseille, France, and IHU Méditerranée Infection, Marseille, France, E-mails: keitamohamedlamine54@gmail.com, amarbouam@yahoo.fr, and michel.drancourt@univ-amu.fr. Abdoulaye Kaba and Ibrahima Telly Diallo, Bureau of Stratégies and Dévelopment, Ministère de la Santé, Conakry, République de Guinée, E-mails: akaba71@gmail.com and tellybodhewel@gmail.com. Mariama Kesso Bah and Michel Sagno, Programme National de Lutte Contre les Maladies Tropicales Negligées, Ministère de la Santé, Conakry, République de Guinée, E-mails: ykesso@yahoo.fr and msagno32@gmail.com. Aboubacar Goumane, Centre Régional de Dépistage et de Traitement de l’Ulcère de Buruli, Ministère de la Santé, N’zerekoré, République de Guinée, E-mail: aboubacargouman@gmail.com.
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1.
de Zeeuw J et al., 2014. Persisting social participation restrictions among former Buruli ulcer patients in Ghana and Benin. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 8: e3303.
-
2.
Smith S , Taylor GD , Fanning EA , 2003. Chronic cutaneous Mycobacterium haemophilum infection acquired from coral injury. Clin Infect Dis 37: e100–e101.
-
3.
Amissah NA , Glasner C , Ablordey A , Tetteh CS , Kotey NK , Prah I , van der Werf TS , Rossen JW , van Dijl JM , Stienstra Y , 2015. Genetic diversity of Staphylococcus aureus in Buruli ulcer. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 9: e0003421.
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4.
Yeboah-Manu D et al., 2013. Secondary bacterial infections of Buruli ulcer lesions before and after chemotherapy with streptomycin and rifampicin. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 7: e2191.
-
5.
Barogui YT , Klis S , Bankolé HS , Sopoh GE , Mamo S , Baba-Moussa L , Manson WL , Johnson RC , van der Werf TS , Stienstra Y , 2013. Towards rational use of antibiotics for suspected secondary infections in Buruli ulcer patients. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 7: e2010.
-
6.
Combe M , Couppié P , Blaizot R , Valentini A , Gozlan RE , 2020. Are all Buruli ulcers caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans? Br J Dermatol 183: 968–970.
-
7.
Dhungel L , Burcham L , Park JY , Sampathkumar HD , Cudjoe A , Seo KS , Jordan H , 2021. Responses to chemical cross-talk between the Mycobacterium ulcerans toxin, mycolactone, and Staphylococcus aureus. Sci Rep 11: 11746.
-
8.
Asiedu K , 2000. Buruli ulcer: Mycobacterium ulcerans infection. Available at: https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/WHO-CDS-CPE-GBUI-2000.1. Accessed October 20, 2022.
-
9.
Omansen TF , Erbowor-Becksen A , Yotsu R , van der Werf TS , Tiendrebeogo A , Grout L , Asiedu K , 2019. Global epidemiology of Buruli ulcer, 2010–2017, and analysis of 2014 WHO programmatic targets. Emerg Infect Dis 25: 2183–2190.
-
10.
Dessertine A , Berriane Y , Derks A , Kreil A & Lüddeckens D Methodological Approaches to Societies in Transformation: How to Make Sense of Change. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 213–235.
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11.
Ly-Tall M , 1981. L’Empire du Mali aux XVe et XVIe Siècles. Le Sol, La Parole et L’écrit. Paris, France: Société française d’histoire d’outre-mer, 595–612.
-
12.
République de Guinée, Ministère des Mines et de la Géologie , 2016. Guinea: A Top Mining Destination. Available at: https://www.invest.gov.gn/communication/mines/7.pdf. Accessed October 20, 2022.
-
13.
Okine RNA , Sarfo B , Adanu RM , Kwakye-Maclean C , Osei FA , 2020. Factors associated with cutaneous ulcers among children in two yaws-endemic districts in Ghana. Infect Dis Poverty 9: 26.
-
14.
Zeegelaar JE , Faber WR , 2008. Imported tropical infectious ulcers in travelers. Am J Clin Dermatol 9: 219–232.
-
15.
Niang S-O , Dieng M-T , Kane A , Cissé M , Diallo M , Ndiaye B , 2007. Chronic leg ulcers in Dakar: 75 cases. Ann Dermatol Venereol 134: 868–870.
-
16.
Merritt R , Walker E , Small P , Wallace JR , Johnson P , Benbow M , Boakye D , 2010. Ecology and transmission of Buruli ulcer disease: a systematic review. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 4: e911.
-
17.
Dhungel L , Benbow ME , Jordan HR , 2021. Linking the Mycobacterium ulcerans environment to Buruli ulcer disease: progress and challenges. One Health 13: 100311.
-
18.
Hammoudi N , Dizoe S , Saad J , Ehouman E , Davoust B , Drancourt M , Bouam A , 2020. Tracing Mycobacterium ulcerans along an alimentary chain in Côte d’Ivoire: a one health perspective. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 14: e0008228.
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19.
Aboagye SY , Ampah KA , Ross A , Asare P , Otchere ID , Fyfe J , Yeboah-Manu D , 2017. Seasonal pattern of Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of Buruli ulcer, in the environment in Ghana. Microb Ecol 74: 350–361.
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20.
Hagarty J , Azanu D , Atosona B , Voegborlo R , Smithwick EAH , Singha K , 2015. Chemistry of natural waters and its relation to Buruli ulcer in Ghana. J Hydrol Reg Stud 3: 457–472.
-
21.
N’krumah RTAS , Koné B , Cissé G , Tanner M , Utzinger J , Pluschke G , Tiembré I , 2017. Characteristics and epidemiological profile of Buruli ulcer in the district of Tiassalé, south Côte d’Ivoire. Acta Trop 175: 138–144.
-
22.
Bratschi MW et al., 2014. Mycobacterium ulcerans persistence at a village water source of Buruli ulcer patients. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 8: e2756.
-
23.
Thiombiano T , Thiombiano N , Maradan D , Zein K , Ouedraogo B , 2011. Analyse Économique du Secteur des Mines au Burkina Faso: Liens Pauvreté et Environnement. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso: Ministère, de l’Environnement et de Cadre de Vie.
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24.
Duker AA , Carranza EJ , Hale M , 2004. Spatial dependency of Buruli ulcer prevalence on arsenic-enriched domains in Amansie West District, Ghana: implications for arsenic mediation in Mycobacterium ulcerans infection. Int J Health Geogr 3: 19.
| Past two years | Past Year | Past 30 Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Views | 1971 | 1226 | 34 |
| Full Text Views | 246 | 28 | 0 |
| PDF Downloads | 95 | 30 | 0 |