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Effect of a Control Project on Clinical Profiles and Outcomes in Buruli Ulcer: A Before/After Study in Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo 1,7 2 ´ ´ 1 3 Delphin Mavinga Phanzu , Patrick Suykerbuyk , Desire Bofunga B. Imposo , Philippe Ngwala Lukanu , 4 5 5 2 Jean-Bedel Masamba Minuku , Linda F. Lehman , Paul Saunderson , Bouke C. de Jong , Pascal 6 2 7 Tshindele Lutumba , Franc¸oise Portaels *, Marleen Boelaert ´ ´ 1 General Reference Hospital of Kimpese, Institut Medical Evangelique, Kimpese, Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2 Department of Microbiology, Mycobacteriology Unit, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium, 3 Central Office of the Rural Health Zone of Kimpese, Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, 4 Central Office of the Rural Health Zone of Nsona Mpangu, Bas-Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, 5 American Leprosy Missions, Greenville, South Carolina, United ´ States of America, 6 Institut National de Recherche Biomedicale, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, 7 Department of Public Health, Unit of Epidemiology and Disease Control, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium Abstract Background: Buruli ulcer (BU) is a necrotizing bacterial infection of skin, subcutaneous tissue and bone caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. Although the functional impairment caused by BU