Tuesday, 17 April 2018

PRO/AH/EDR> Buruli ulcer - Australia (02): (VI) increasing incidence & severity

Mycobacteria, non-TB -- Australia
Understanding risk factors is key to defining the source and transmission route of _Mycobacterium ulcerans_
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_Mycobacterium ulcerans_ causes an infectious disease known internationally as Buruli ulcer, and also as Bairnsdale ulcer or Daintree ulcer in Australia. It causes severe destructive lesions of skin and soft tissue, resulting in significant morbidity, in attributable mortality, and often in long term disability and

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5751681&promed&0

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