Micronutrient-deficient diets and possible environmental enteric dysfunction in Buruli ulcer endemic communities in Ghana: Lower dietary diversity and reduced serum zinc and vitamin C implicate micronutrient status a possible susceptibility factor

Diet and nutritional status may be a contributing factor to BU pathogenesis. Protein and the micronutrients zinc, selenium, vitamin B12 and vitamin C may be of particular importance. Nutritional interventions may have potential for both prophylaxis and treatment of BU, which may be a cost-effective approach to achieving the NTD Roadmap goals.

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PLoS neglected tropical diseases
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2025-03-12
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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012871
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Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
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Micronutrient-deficient diets and possible environmental enteric dysfunction in Buruli ulcer endemic communities in Ghana: Lower dietary diversity and reduced serum zinc and vitamin C implicate micronutrient status a possible susceptibility factor

Reginald Adjetey Annan, Rachel E. Simmonds, Aloysius Dzigbordi Loglo, Richard Odame Phillips et al.
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Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
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Micronutrient-deficient diets and possible environmental enteric dysfunction in Buruli ulcer endemic communities in Ghana: Lower dietary diversity and reduced serum zinc and vitamin C implicate micronutrient status a possible susceptibility factor

Reginald Adjetey Annan, Rachel E. Simmonds, Aloysius Dzigbordi Loglo, Richard Odame Phillips, Samuel Osei‐Mireku, Barbara Engel, George Amofa, Michael Ntiamoah Oppong, Jonathan Kofi Adjei, Kabiru Mohammed Abass, Philemon Boasiako Antwi, Elizabeth Ofori
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Diet and nutritional status may be a contributing factor to BU pathogenesis. Protein and the micronutrients zinc, selenium, vitamin B12 and vitamin C may be of particular importance. Nutritional interventions may have potential for both prophylaxis and treatment of BU, which may be a cost-effective approach to achieving the NTD Roadmap goals.

PLoS neglected tropical diseasesVol. 19(3)
University of Mines and Technology (GH), Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (GH), University of Surrey (GB), Presbyterian University, Ghana (GH), Ghana Education Service (GH), Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research in Tropical Medicine (GH)
Wellcome Trust, University of Surrey, Fondation Nestlé
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Micronutrient-deficient diets and possible environmental enteric dysfunction in Buruli ulcer endemic communities in Ghana: Lower dietary diversity and reduced serum zinc and vitamin C implicate micronutrient status a possible susceptibility factor — Reginald Adjetey Annan, Rachel E. Simmonds, et al. · PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS