Peter T Mee, Andrew H Buultjens, Jane Oliver, Karen Brown, Jodie C Crowder, Jessica L Porter, Emma C Hobbs, Louise M Judd, George Taiaroa, Natsuda Puttharak, Deborah A Williamson, Kim R Blasdell, Ee Laine Tay, Rebecca Feldman, Mutizwa Odwell Muzari, Chris Sanders, Stuart Larsen, Simon R Crouch, Paul D R Johnson, John R Wallace, David J Price, Ary A Hoffmann, Katherine B Gibney, Timothy P Stinear, Stacey E Lynch
Buruli ulcer, a chronic subcutaneous infection caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans, is increasing in prevalence in southeastern Australia. Possums are a local wildlife reservoir for M. ulcerans and, although mosquitoes have been implicated in transmission, it remains unclear how humans acquire infection. We conducted extensive field survey analyses of M. ulcerans prevalence among mosquitoes in the Mornington Peninsula region of southeastern Australia. PCR screening of trapped mosquitoes revealed a significant association between M...
January 23, 2024: Nature Microbiology