1. Mycobacterium ulcerans in mosquitoes captured during outbreak of Buruli ulcer, Southeastern Australia
- Author
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Johnson, Paul D.R., Azoulas, Joseph, Lavender, Caroline J., Wishart, Elwyn, Stinear, Timothy P., Hayman, John A., Brown, Lynne, Jenkin, Grant A., and Fyfe, Janet A.M.
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Company legal issue ,Mosquitoes -- Physiological aspects ,Mosquitoes -- Genetic aspects ,Mosquitoes -- Testing ,Mycobacteria -- Health aspects ,Mycobacteria -- Physiological aspects ,Mycobacteria -- Genetic aspects ,Mycobacterium -- Health aspects ,Mycobacterium -- Physiological aspects ,Mycobacterium -- Genetic aspects ,Vector-borne diseases -- Physiological aspects ,Vector-borne diseases -- Genetic aspects ,Mycobacterial infections -- Development and progression ,Mycobacterial infections -- Causes of ,Epidemics -- Australia ,Epidemics -- Investigations ,Disease transmission -- Evaluation ,Skin -- Ulcers ,Skin -- Diagnosis ,Skin -- Causes of ,Skin -- Development and progression - Abstract
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 [...]
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- 2007