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Buruli Ulcer in Traveler from Suriname,South America,to the Netherlands |
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| Authors: | William R. Faber Bouke de Jong Henry J.C. de Vries Jim E. Zeegelaar Fran?oise Portaels |
| Affiliation: | Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (W.R. Faber, H.J.C. de Vries); ;Public Health Service of Amsterdam, Amsterdam (W.R. Faber, H.J.C. de Vries); ;Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium (B. de Jong, F. Portaels); ;Flevohospital, Almere, the Netherlands (J.E. Zeegelaar) |
| Abstract: | We report Buruli ulcer in a man in the Netherlands. Phenotyping of samples indicate the Buruli pathogen was acquired in Suriname and activated by trauma on return to the Netherlands. Awareness of this disease by clinicians in non–Buruli ulcer–endemic areas is critical for identification. |
| Keywords: | Mycobacterium ulcerans Buruli ulcer bacteria antibiotics antimicrobial drugs Suriname South America latent infection the Netherlands tuberculosis and other mycobacteria |