TY - JOUR AU - Landier, Jordi AU - Constantin de Magny, Guillaume AU - Garchitorena, Andres AU - Guégan, Jean-François AU - Gaudart, Jean AU - Marsollier, Laurent AU - Le Gall, Philippe AU - Giles-Vernick, Tamara AU - Eyangoh, Sara AU - Fontanet, Arnaud AU - Texier, Gaëtan T1 - Seasonal Patterns of Buruli Ulcer Incidence, Central Africa, 2002–2012 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2015 VL - 21 IS - 8 SP - 1414 SN - 1080-6059 AB - To determine when risk for Buruli ulcer is highest, we examined seasonal patterns in a highly disease-endemic area of Cameroon during 2002–2012. Cases peaked in March, suggesting that risk is highest during the high rainy season. During and after this season, populations should increase protective behaviors, and case detection efforts should be intensified. KW - Buruli ulcer KW - Mycobacterium ulcerans KW - wavelet analysis KW - seasonal variations KW - Cameroon KW - Central Africa KW - Central Africa KW - bacteria KW - tuberculosis and other mycobacteria DO - 10.3201/eid2108.141336 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/8/14-1336_article ER - End of Reference