Six hundred backyard traps laced with larvicide and fungus cut mosquito eggs by 70% in Melbourne suburbs, and the treated zones later logged 1 case of flesh-eating Buruli ulcer to 6 in control zones among infections traced to the trial’s final day
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It often starts as a painless lump or swelling. Within about four weeks it can break open into an ulcer that eats into skin and soft tissue, and without early treatment it can leave permanent disfigurement and long-term disability.
The disease is called Buruli ulcer, and in the Australian state of Victoria it is now reaching into the inner suburbs of Melbourne.
A sore that starts with a bite
It is caused by a bacterium, Mycobacterium ulcerans, a relative of the germs behind tuberculosis and lepr
The disease is called Buruli ulcer, and in the Australian state of Victoria it is now reaching into the inner suburbs of Melbourne.
A sore that starts with a bite
It is caused by a bacterium, Mycobacterium ulcerans, a relative of the germs behind tuberculosis and lepr
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