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An integrated assessment of leprosy, Buruli ulcer, and yaws around the irrigated perimeters of Bagré and Kompienga in Burkina Faso Volume 29, issue 3, Juillet-Août-Septembre 2019

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Authors
1 Hôpital de district de Pissy, 15 BP 42, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
2 Programme national de lutte contre la lèpre, Cotonou, Bénin
3 Direction de la lutte contre les maladies, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
4 Centre hospitalier régional, Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso
5 Programme national des maladies tropicales négligées, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
6 Disease Prevention and Control (DPC), OMS Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
* Correspondance

Burkina Faso shares its borders with six countries that regularly report cases of Buruli ulcer, yaws, and leprosy (Hansen disease), three neglected tropical diseases with dermatological manifestations. Treatment of leprosy has shown excellent results, and it appears to be essentially eliminated. The same cannot be said for Buruli ulcer or yaws, the epidemiology of which remains poorly elucidated. In this context, it was essential to review the situation of these three diseases through a joint survey in the health districts bordering the Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and the irrigated areas around the dams of Kompienga and Bagré. Our team led a disease survey in these irrigated areas, and we report the results.