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Epidemiology of Buruli Ulcer Infections, Victoria, Australia, 2011-2016.


ABSTRACT: Buruli ulcer (BU) is a destructive soft-tissue infection caused by the environmental pathogen Mycobacterium ulcerans. In response to rising BU notifications in the state of Victoria, Australia, we reviewed all cases that occurred during 2011-2016 to precisely map the time and likely place of M. ulcerans acquisition. We found that 600 cases of BU had been notified; just over half were in residents and the remainder in visitors to defined BU-endemic areas. During the study period, notifications increased almost 3-fold, from 66 in 2013 to 182 in 2016. We identified 4 BU-endemic areas: Bellarine Peninsula, Mornington Peninsula, Frankston region, and the southeastern Bayside suburbs of Melbourne. We observed a decline in cases on the Bellarine Peninsula but a progressive increase elsewhere. Acquisitions peaked in late summer. The appearance of new BU-endemic areas and the decline in established areas probably correlate with changes in the level of local environmental contamination with M. ulcerans.

SUBMITTER: Loftus MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6199991 | biostudies-other | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Epidemiology of Buruli Ulcer Infections, Victoria, Australia, 2011-2016.

Loftus Michael J MJ   Tay Ee Laine EL   Globan Maria M   Lavender Caroline J CJ   Crouch Simon R SR   Johnson Paul D R PDR   Fyfe Janet A M JAM  

Emerging infectious diseases 20181101 11


Buruli ulcer (BU) is a destructive soft-tissue infection caused by the environmental pathogen Mycobacterium ulcerans. In response to rising BU notifications in the state of Victoria, Australia, we reviewed all cases that occurred during 2011-2016 to precisely map the time and likely place of M. ulcerans acquisition. We found that 600 cases of BU had been notified; just over half were in residents and the remainder in visitors to defined BU-endemic areas. During the study period, notifications in  ...[more]

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