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. 2014 Mar 27;8(3):e2756. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002756

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Based on the high case number and the identification of two environmental locations which were positive for M. ulcerans DNA, water contact locations in Mbandji 2 were analysed in detail. The town is located between the Mapé Dam and the Mbam River (A). Panel B shows the locations of the homes of the 6 patients from Mbandji 2 in our study (black points) and each of the homes is connected with the village water location(s) used by the respective patient. Faecal sampling sites are also shown (brown points). Locations which tested positive for M. ulcerans DNA are highlighted in red (B). A positive (VW12) as well as a close by negative (VW13) village water locations were studied in more detail. Images are based on a 0.5 m resolution WorldView-2 image take on March 12th 2011.