PCR-confirmed Buruli ulcer incidence over a 16-year period in Benin: a nationwide, retrospective, observational study

Harvey Johnson, Télésphore Brou, Esaïe Anagonou, Gérard Kpoton, Marie Robbe-Saule, Franck Mignawande, Jean Gabin Houezo, Delphin Degla, Yves Barogui, Julia Aguia, Christian Steunou, Line Ganlonon, Akimath Habib, Perrin Catraye, Lotus Hotegni, Ange Dossou, Caroline Baumy, Alexandra Boccarossa, Sébastien Fleuret, Vincent Dubee, Estelle Marion, Matthieu Eveillard, Laurent Marsollier, Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh

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DOI: 10.1016/j.langlo.2026.104017
Published: 2026-09
Container: The Lancet Global Health
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.langlo.2026.104017,
  title = {PCR-confirmed Buruli ulcer incidence over a 16-year period in Benin: a nationwide, retrospective, observational study},
  author = {Harvey Johnson and Télésphore Brou and Esaïe Anagonou and Gérard Kpoton and Marie Robbe-Saule and Franck Mignawande and Jean Gabin Houezo and Delphin Degla and Yves Barogui and Julia Aguia and Christian Steunou and Line Ganlonon and Akimath Habib and Perrin Catraye and Lotus Hotegni and Ange Dossou and Caroline Baumy and Alexandra Boccarossa and Sébastien Fleuret and Vincent Dubee and Estelle Marion and Matthieu Eveillard and Laurent Marsollier and Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {The Lancet Global Health},
  doi = {10.1016/j.langlo.2026.104017},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.langlo.2026.104017}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - PCR-confirmed Buruli ulcer incidence over a 16-year period in Benin: a nationwide, retrospective, observational study
AU  - Harvey Johnson
AU  - Télésphore Brou
AU  - Esaïe Anagonou
AU  - Gérard Kpoton
AU  - Marie Robbe-Saule
AU  - Franck Mignawande
AU  - Jean Gabin Houezo
AU  - Delphin Degla
AU  - Yves Barogui
AU  - Julia Aguia
AU  - Christian Steunou
AU  - Line Ganlonon
AU  - Akimath Habib
AU  - Perrin Catraye
AU  - Lotus Hotegni
AU  - Ange Dossou
AU  - Caroline Baumy
AU  - Alexandra Boccarossa
AU  - Sébastien Fleuret
AU  - Vincent Dubee
AU  - Estelle Marion
AU  - Matthieu Eveillard
AU  - Laurent Marsollier
AU  - Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh
PY  - 2026
JO  - The Lancet Global Health
DO  - 10.1016/j.langlo.2026.104017
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Johnson, H., Brou, T., Anagonou, E., Kpoton, G., Robbe-Saule, M., Mignawande, F., Houezo, J. G., Degla, D., Barogui, Y., Aguia, J., Steunou, C., Ganlonon, L., Habib, A., Catraye, P., Hotegni, L., Dossou, A., Baumy, C., Boccarossa, A., Fleuret, S., Dubee, V., Marion, E., Eveillard, M., Marsollier, L., & Sopoh, G. E. (2026). PCR-confirmed Buruli ulcer incidence over a 16-year period in Benin: a nationwide, retrospective, observational study. The Lancet Global Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.langlo.2026.104017

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