Kibadi Kapay, Panda Mbutu, Tamfum Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Fraga Alexandra G, Longatto Filho Adhemar, Anyo Gladys, Pedrosa Jorge, Nakazawa Yoshinori, Suykerbuyk Patrick, Meyers Wayne M, Portaels Françoise
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Nov;14(11):1790-2. doi: 10.3201/eid1411.071649.
We report 3 patients with laboratory-confirmed Buruli ulcer in Kafufu/Luremo, Angola, and Kasongo-Lunda, Democratic Republic of Congo. These villages are near the Kwango/Cuango River, which flows through both countries. Further investigation of artisanal alluvial mining as a risk factor for Buruli ulcer is recommended.
我们报告了3例实验室确诊的布鲁里溃疡患者,他们分别来自安哥拉的卡富富/卢雷莫以及刚果民主共和国的卡松戈-伦达。这些村庄靠近夸戈河/宽果河,该河流经这两个国家。建议进一步调查个体冲积采矿作为布鲁里溃疡风险因素的情况。