Burden of Mycobacterium ulcerans Disease (Buruli Ulcer) and the Underreporting Ratio in the Territory of Songololo, Democratic Republic of Congo

• Delphin Mavinga Phanzu ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Delphin Mavinga Phanzu, Patrick Suykerbuyk

  Affiliations General Reference Hospital of Kimpese, Institut Médical Evangélique, Kimpese, Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Department of Public Health, Unit of Epidemiology and Disease Control, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium

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• Patrick Suykerbuyk ,

  Contributed equally to this work with: Delphin Mavinga Phanzu, Patrick Suykerbuyk

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, Unit of Mycobacteriology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium

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• Paul Saunderson,

  Affiliation American Leprosy Missions, Greenville, South Carolina, United States of America

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• Philippe Ngwala Lukanu,

  Affiliation Central Office of the Rural Health Zone of Kimpese, Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo

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• Jean-Bedel Masamba Minuku,

  Affiliation Central Office of the Rural Health Zone of Nsona Mpangu, Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo

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• Désiré Bofunga B. Imposo,

  Affiliation General Reference Hospital of Kimpese, Institut Médical Evangélique, Kimpese, Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo

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• Blanchard Mbadu Diengidi,

  Affiliation General Reference Hospital of Kimpese, Institut Médical Evangélique, Kimpese, Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo

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• Makanzu Kayinua,

  Affiliation Central Office of the Rural Health Zone of Nsona Mpangu, Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo

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• Jean-Jacques Tamfum Muyembe,

  Affiliation Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

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• Pascal Tshindele Lutumba,

  Affiliation Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

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• Bouke C. de Jong,

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, Unit of Mycobacteriology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium

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• Françoise Portaels,

  Affiliation Department of Biomedical Sciences, Unit of Mycobacteriology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium

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• Marleen Boelaert

  * E-mail: mboelaert@itg.be

  Affiliation Department of Public Health, Unit of Epidemiology and Disease Control, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium

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