Are mosquitos solely to blame for rise in Buruli ulcer?
New Australian research casts doubt on the theory that the arthropod is the only source of bacterial transmission
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The necrotising skin disease Buruli ulcer is affecting increasing numbers of Australians, but scientists are yet to agree on how and why it’s spreading.
In February, Victorian health authorities issued a warning after three cases were detected in metropolitan Melbourne for the first time.