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ReviewHeliyon2023

Buruli ulcer in Africa: Geographical distribution, ecology, risk factors, diagnosis, and indigenous plant treatment options - A comprehensive review.

Jonathan Osei-Owusu, Owusu Fordjour Aidoo, Fatima Eshun, David Sewordor Gaikpa, Aboagye Kwarteng Dofuor, Bright Yaw Vigbedor, Bernard Kofi Turkson, Kingsley Ochar, John Opata, Maxwell Jnr Opoku and 2 more

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Review in Heliyon, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Buruli ulcer.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2025
    Review
  3. Article
  4. Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
    Review
  5. Article
  6. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Jonathan Osei-OwusuDepartment of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Somanya, Ghana.
Owusu Fordjour AidooDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Somanya, Ghana.
Fatima EshunDepartment of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Somanya, Ghana.
David Sewordor GaikpaDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Somanya, Ghana.
Aboagye Kwarteng DofuorDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Somanya, Ghana.
Bright Yaw VigbedorDepartment of Basic Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.
Bernard Kofi TurksonDepartment of Herbal Medicine, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.
Kingsley OcharCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research, Plant Genetic Resources Research Institute, Bunso, Ghana.
John OpataDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Somanya, Ghana.
Maxwell Jnr OpokuDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Somanya, Ghana.
Kodwo Dadzie NinsinDepartment of Biological Sciences, University of Environment and Sustainable Development, Somanya, Ghana.
Christian BorgemeisterCentre for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Genscherallee 3, 53113 Bonn, Germany.
University of Environment and Sustainable DevelopmentCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research · GHKwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology · GHUniversity of Bonn · DEUniversity of Health and Allied Sciences · GH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Buruli ulcer (BU), a neglected tropical disease (NTD), is an infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by

Indexed as

Herbal medicineNeglected tropical diseasesNTDsPutative vectorsSkin and subcutaneous tissue infectionsTreatment and management options

Identifiers

PMID38034712
PMCPMC10686891
OpenAlexW4388706644

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Registered trials

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