Volume 13, Number 9—September 2007
Dispatch
Buruli Ulcer Surveillance, Benin, 2003–2005
Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh*
, Roch Christian Johnson†, Annick Chauty‡, Ange Dodji Dossou*§, Julia Aguiar¶, Olivier Salmon#, Françoise Portaels**, and Kingsley Asiedu††
, Roch Christian Johnson†, Annick Chauty‡, Ange Dodji Dossou*§, Julia Aguiar¶, Olivier Salmon#, Françoise Portaels**, and Kingsley Asiedu††Table 2
Buruli ulcer cases reported in Benin by region, 2003–2005*
| Region | 2003, no. (%) | 2004, no. (%) | 2005, no. (%) | Total, no. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantique | 171 (23) | 171 (21) | 263 (25) | 605 (23) |
| Collines | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 2 (0) |
| Couffo | 89 (12) | 107 (13) | 128 (12) | 324 (12) |
| Littoral | 8 (1) | 18 (2) | 31 (3) | 57 (2) |
| Mono | 14 (2) | 13 (2) | 20 (2) | 47 (2) |
| Oueme | 275 (38) | 252 (31) | 304 (29) | 831 (32) |
| Plateau | 26 (4) | 43 (5) | 79 (8) | 148 (6) |
| Zou | 124 (17) | 201 (24) | 198 (19) | 523 (20) |
| Nigeria | 4 (1) | 3 (0) | 6 (1) | 13 (1) |
| Togo | 2 (0) | 2 (0) | 1 (0) | 5 (0) |
| Not specified | 16 (2) | 12 (1) | 15 (1) | 43 (2) |
| Total | 731 (100) | 822 (100) | 1,045 (100) | 2,598 (100) |
*Benin surveillance captures data from the neighboring countries of Nigeria and Togo.
