PRO/AH/EDR> Buruli ulcer – Australia: (VI) changing epidemiology

Mycobacteria, non-TB — Australia
Tai AYC, Athan E, Friedman ND, Hughes A, Walton A and O’Brien DP.
Abstract
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“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 the emerging endemic region of the Mornington Peninsula. A total of 20.4 percent of cases patients had