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Sudan War Destroys World's Only Research Centre On Skin Disease Mycetoma: Director

The Mycetoma Research Centre in the southern Khartoum district of Soba, on August 5, 2013 (Credit: AFP)

The world's only research centre on mycetoma, a neglected tropical disease common among farmers, has been destroyed in Sudan's two-year war, its director and another expert say.

Mycetoma is caused by bacteria or fungus and usually enters the body through cuts. It is a progressively destructive infectious disease of the body tissue, affecting skin, muscle and even bone.

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