Cases of Buruli ulcer, a flesh-eating bacterial infection, are increasing in Victoria, Australia, spreading beyond coastal areas into Melbourne's inner suburbs. Health officials warn of potential transmission through mosquitoes and possums, urging caution against handling possums or their droppings and recommending insect repellent and protective clothing.
Cases of a flesh-eating bacterial infection are increasing in Victoria , with health officials warning the disease has started spreading out of coastal areas and into metro Melbourne. As of December 17 there have been 344 cases of Buruli ulcer in the state so far this year. While cases were largely popping up in coastal areas, there has recently been an increase linked to Ascot Vale in Melbourne’s inner north-west.
There have been similar warnings from health officials in NSW after two cases of Buruli ulcer were confirmed in Batemans Bay earlier this week. Infectious diseases experts labelled the town a “new endemic focus of human Buruli ulcer transmission”, as the cases were genetically linked to a previous infection in the town of Eden, 150km away.
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