Adamawa Flesh-Eating Disease Not Buruli Ulcer

Mysterious flesh-eating illness in Adamawa mot Buruli Ulcer, says FG

Federal Government has clarified that the unidentified flesh-eating disease claiming lives in Malabu, Adamawa State, is *not* Buruli Ulcer, as previously feared. This confirmation comes after laboratory tests on 22 samples taken from infected individuals returned negative for *Mycobacterium ulcerans*, the bacterium responsible for Buruli Ulcer. Speaking to the News The post Mysterious flesh-eating illness in Adamawa mot Buruli Ulcer, says FG app…

Adamawa Flesh-Eating Disease Not Buruli Ulcer

The federal government has said the strange flesh-eating disease responsible for seven deaths in Malabu, Adamawa State, is not Buruli ulcer as initially suspected by health authorities. Dr Adesigbin Olufemi, Acting National Coordinator of the National Tuberculosis, Buruli Ulcer and Leprosy Control Programme, confirmed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja. Olufemi said that all 22 specimens sent for …

Adamawa flesh-eating disease not Buruli Ulcer

The Federal Government has said the strange flesh-eating disease responsible for seven deaths in Malabu, Adamawa State, is not Buruli Ulcer as initially suspected by health authorities.   Dr Adesigbin Olufemi, Acting National Coordinator of the National Tuberculosis, Buruli Ulcer and Leprosy Control Programme, confirmed this during an interview with our Correspondent on Thursday in […] The post Adamawa flesh-eating disease not Buruli Ulcer — FG …