Risk of Buruli Ulcer and Detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans in Mosquitoes in Southeastern Australia

BACKGROUND: Buruli ulcer (BU) is a destructive skin condition caused by infection with the environmental bacterium, Mycobacterium ulcerans. The mode of transmission of M. ulcerans is not completely understood, but several studies have explored the role of biting insects. In this study, we tested for...

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Autores principales: Lavender, Caroline J., Fyfe, Janet A. M., Azuolas, Joseph, Brown, Karen, Evans, Rachel N., Ray, Lyndon R., Johnson, Paul D. R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3176747/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21949891
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001305

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3176747/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21949891
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0001305

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