New foci of Buruli ulcer, Angola and Democratic Republic of Congo

Abstract

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. ; This study was supported by the Directorate-General for Development and Cooperation (DGDC), Brussels, Belgium, and the European Commission (International Science and Technology Cooperation Development Program) (project no. INCO-CT2005-051476-BURULICO). K.K. was supported by a grant from ...