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Name
Madura foot (also known as mycetoma)
Transmission
Geography
The organisms that cause Madura foot can be found worldwide, but there is a ‘Mycetoma/Madura foot belt’ consisting of the following countries:
Incubation Period
Madura foot is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) and as such, there is little data on the incubation period
Signs and Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment
Prognosis
Prevention: What Can You Do?
Madura Foot In the News
Sources:
http://www.who.int/buruli/mycetoma/en/
http://www.globalhealthnow.org/mycetoma-untold-story-2015.html