Mycobacterium ulcerans Ecological Dynamics and Its Association with Freshwater Ecosystems and Aquatic Communities: Results from a 12-Month Environmental Survey in Cameroon

By targeting the 18S rRNA transcripts on a reduced number of lakes found in this meta-analysis (Vichy, Aydat, Cournon, Grangent, Roche Moines, Eguzon, Fades and Pavin, Table 1),

Keywords: Ecological niche modelling, Naucoridae, Belostomatidae, Spatial distribution, Habitat suitability, Buruli ulcer, Mycobacterium ulcerans, Vector-borne

In this article, we present the first analysis of BU incidence patterns at the village level in an African endemic region, the Akonolinga health district, Centre region, Cameroon.

As the trade in ornamental species is clearly the major pathway for introduction of alien aquatic plants in France, prohibition of the import and sale of poten- tially invasive

Keywords: Ecological niche modelling, Naucoridae, Belostomatidae, Spatial distribution, Habitat suitability, Buruli ulcer, Mycobacterium ulcerans, Vector-borne

Conversely, in Akonolinga, trophic transmission may be expected since optimal abiotic conditions are not met in stagnant ecosystems, and host abundance has a negative impact on

In March 2007 we conducted a cross-sectional survey to: 1) estimate the prevalence of BU in the target population of the project; 2) to estimate the proportion of BU cases visiting

The first morphological analysis step separated the specimens into 63 dif- ferent morphotypes (49 adults and 14 nymphs), which were then found to belong to 54 morphological species