Table 3. Buruli (BU) and chronic (CU) ulcers detected following outreach programs.
Health Center Location | Tohoue | Dasso | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|
All cases after outreach | 85 | 11 | 96 | |
Suspected BU cases | 46 | 7 | 53 | |
Confirmed cases | Total–n (%) | 37 (77%) | 4 (57%) | 41 (77%) |
Category I or II | 27 | 2 | 29 | |
Category III | 10 | 2 | 12* | |
Category I and II treated locally | 29** | 0** | 29 (100%) | |
CU (not BU) brought to clinics | 48 | 0 | 48 | |
CU treated locally | 14 (29%)*** | 0 | 14 (29%) |
* All Category III cases were referred directly to CSNG.
** The two confirmed early-stage cases from Dasso came to Tohoue for decentralized treatment
*** Three of these cases came from Dasso