Abstract / Summary
We report a cutaneous ulcer outbreak in Sierra Leone in 2025 that predominantly affected ≈403 schoolchildren. The causative agent was confirmed as Haemophilus ducreyi, a bacterium traditionally associated with the sexually transmitted infection chancroid but more recently recognized as an emerging cause of lower limb cutaneous ulcers in tropical regions.
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Haemophilus ducreyibacteriacutaneous ulceroutbreakchildrenSierra LeoneOpen access