Flesh-eating bacteria cases on the rise and we need an urgent response
- Written by Daniel O’Brien, Associate Professor, University of Melbourne
In Australia, cases of Buruli ulcer have been associated with coastal areas – like Victoria's Bellarine Peninsula.Bernard Spragg. NZ/Flickr, CC BY
Victoria is facing a worsening epidemic of flesh-eating bacteria that cause a disease known internationally as Buruli ulcer – and we don’t know how to prevent it. Also called Bairnsdale...
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