01739nas a2200169   4500000000100000008004100001260002000042653001700062653002100079653000900100100001200109245006900121856023400190490000700424520112400431022001401555       2020                            d  bCABI Publishing10aBuruli ulcer10awound management10aWASH1 aMaman I00aBuruli ulcer: currents status and options for future prevention.  uhttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yp_Hoekou/publication/339339130_Buruli_ulcer_currents_status_and_options_for_future_prevention/links/5e4c2075458515072da88450/Buruli-ulcer-currents-status-and-options-for-future-prevention.pdf0 v153 aBuruli ulcer (BU) is a serious skin disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans infection. Over the last 10 years, the understanding of the epidemiology, ecology, aetiology and physiopathology of BU has progressed considerably. This paper reviews the current knowledge of BU and the options for future prevention. Currently, the BU is distributed in areas where people are living near swampy areas with stagnant or slow-flowing streams, practicing activities related to water contact with evidence of the presence of M. ulcerans in the environment such as soil, plants, water and aquatic insects. Future options for infection control should be focused on the one hand on the disease diagnosis with development of new laboratory point-of-care tests, and patient treatment by encouraging oral drugs treatment as well as the initiation of traditional plant-based treatments in the context of low- and middle-income countries. On the other hand, the prevention could also be strengthened by wound management as pillar in the BU management and encourage sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services and practices.  a1749-8848