Correlation between Buruli Ulcer and Vector-borne Notifiable Diseases, Victoria, Australia

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To the Editor: Buruli ulcer (BU) is a destructive skin disease caused by the toxin-producing environmental pathogen Mycobacterium ulcerans. Since the 1980s, BU has emerged as a major public health problem in rural West and Central Africa (1), where some researchers have suggested a role for aquatic insects as either reservoirs or vectors of M. ulcerans (2,3). However, this hypothesis remains unproven (4). In...

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