Territorial and gender-linked risk factors for Buruli ulcer in Southern Benin: A case-control study using geographic and behavioral surveying.

Objectives: The manuscript examines the risk factors associated with Buruli ulcer in endemic regions of Benin, focusing on community practices, agricultural activities, and age and gender disparities.

Methods: The study, conducted from November 2021 to June 2024, used a prospective case-control approach combined with a geographic health survey. The study involved home interviews followed by guided tours of areas frequented by participants, allowing the precise identification of practices at risk of Buruli ulcer.

Wound colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and hypotheses about acquisition routes in rural health care settings in Sub-Saharan Africa: Perspective from a center devoted to the treatment of cutaneous neglected tropical diseases.

We identified a high prevalence (46.4%) of wound colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in patients hospitalized in a center devoted to the treatment of cutaneous tropical diseases in Benin. The proportion of MRSA among S aureus isolates was 54.