Increased Severity and Spread of Mycobacterium ulcerans, Southeastern Australia

Reported cases of Mycobacterium ulcerans disease (Buruli ulcer) have been increasing in southeastern Australia and spreading into new geographic areas. We analyzed 426 cases of M. ulcerans disease during January 1998–May 2017 in the established disease-endemic region of the Bellarine Peninsula and t...

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Main Authors: Alex Y.C. Tai, Eugene Athan, N. Deborah Friedman, Andrew Hughes, Aaron Walton, Daniel P. O’Brien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2018-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/1/17-1070_article