Mycobacterium ulcerans in Mosquitoes Captured during Outbreak of Buruli Ulcer, Southeastern Australia

Mycobacterium ulcerans in Mosquitoes Captured during Outbreak of Buruli Ulcer, Southeastern Australia

Buruli ulcer (BU) occurs in >30 countries. The causative organism, Mycobacterium ulcerans, is acquired from the environment, but the exact mode of transmission is unknown. We investigated an outbreak of BU in a small coastal town in southeastern Australia and screened by PCR mosquitoes caught the...

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Main Authors: Paul D.R. Johnson, Joseph Azuolas, Caroline J. Lavender, Elwyn Wishart, Timothy P. Stinear, John A. Hayman, Lynne Brown, Grant A. Jenkin, Janet A.M. Fyfe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Mycobacterium ulcerans
Buruli ulcer
Bairnsdale ulcer
mosquito
vector
transmission
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/11/06-1369_article

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