Case Report: A New Mycobacterium ulcerans Genotype Causing Buruli Ulcer in Côte d’Ivoire

Philippe Bahadoran (1) , Nassim Hammoudi (2) , Alice Gaudart (3) , Jamal Saad (2) , Yoan Di Filippo , Michel Drancourt (2, 4) , Raymond Ruimy (5)

1 C3M - Centre méditerranéen de médecine moléculaire
2 MEPHI - Microbes évolution phylogénie et infections
3 Laboratoire de Bactériologie [CHU Nice]
4 IHU Marseille - Institut Hospitalier Universitaire Méditerranée Infection
5 CHU Nice - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice

ABSTRACT Mycobacterium ulcerans , the opportunistic pathogen causing Buruli ulcer, is reported to affect rural populations in 36 tropical countries. We report one case of Buruli ulcer in a peri-urban area in Côte d’Ivoire, confirmed by whole genome sequencing which indicated a M. ulcerans genotype previously unreported in Côte d’Ivoire.

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Philippe Bahadoran, Nassim Hammoudi, Alice Gaudart, Jamal Saad, Yoan Di Filippo, et al.. Case Report: A New Mycobacterium ulcerans Genotype Causing Buruli Ulcer in Côte d’Ivoire. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2021, 104 (5), pp.1782-1783. ⟨10.4269/ajtmh.20-1307⟩. ⟨hal-03281564⟩