Application of real-time PCR in Ghana, a Buruli ulcer-endemic country, con¢rms the presence of Mycobacteriumulceransin the environment

This study reports the first successful application of real-time PCR for the detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans , the causative agent of Buruli ulcer (BU), in Ghana, a BU-endemic country. Environmental samples and organs of small mammals were analyzed. The real-time PCR assays confirmed the presence of M. ulcerans in a water sample collected in a BU-endemic village in the Ashanti Region.

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