Amofah George, Bonsu Frank, Tetteh Christopher, Okrah Jane, Asamoa Kwame, Asiedu Kingsley, Addy Jonathan
Ministry of Health, Accra, Ghana.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2002 Feb;8(2):167-70. doi: 10.3201/eid0802.010119.
A national search for cases of Buruli ulcer in Ghana identified 5,619 patients, with 6,332 clinical lesions at various stages. The overall crude national prevalence rate of active lesions was 20.7 per 100,000, but the rate was 150.8 per 100,000 in the most disease-endemic district. The case search demonstrated widespread disease and gross underreporting compared with the routine reporting system. The epidemiologic information gathered will contribute to the design of control programs for Buruli ulcer.
在加纳开展的一项全国性布氏杆菌溃疡病例搜索发现了5619名患者，有6332处处于不同阶段的临床损伤。全国活动性损伤的总体粗患病率为每10万人20.7例，但在疾病流行最严重的地区，这一患病率为每10万人150.8例。与常规报告系统相比，病例搜索显示该病分布广泛且漏报严重。收集到的流行病学信息将有助于布氏杆菌溃疡防控项目的设计。
