Senegal, a new potential endemic country for Buruli ulcer?

Abstract

Mycobacterium ulcerans is the causal agent of Buruli ulcer a neglected tropical disease with cutaneous tropism. We report here a case of Buruli ulcer in a patient who travelled in Senegal, a country not identified by the World Health Organization to be an endemic country for this disease. Our case is the third Buruli ulcer case reported as contracted in Senegal, showing that it is urgent to develop data collection in this country by having an active community-based surveillance-response system.