Buruli ulcer in Australia: Evidence for a new endemic focus at Batemans Bay, New South Wales.
We describe two locally acquired cases of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection (Buruli ulcer) in the town of Batemans Bay on the east coast of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, 150 km north of Eden, the only other place in NSW where Buruli ulcer has likely been locally acquired. Genomic analysis showed...
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| author | Mehrab E Hossain Caitlin Keighley Andrew H Buultjens Jessica L Porter Paul D R Johnson Timothy P Stinear Maria Globan Caroline J Lavender Jake A Lacey Norelle L Sherry Anton Forsyth Mark Formby Ian Marr |
| author_facet | Mehrab E Hossain Caitlin Keighley Andrew H Buultjens Jessica L Porter Paul D R Johnson Timothy P Stinear Maria Globan Caroline J Lavender Jake A Lacey Norelle L Sherry Anton Forsyth Mark Formby Ian Marr |
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| description | We describe two locally acquired cases of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection (Buruli ulcer) in the town of Batemans Bay on the east coast of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, 150 km north of Eden, the only other place in NSW where Buruli ulcer has likely been locally acquired. Genomic analysis showed that the bacterial isolates from the cases were identical but belonged to a phylogenetically distinct M. ulcerans clade that was most closely related to the isolate from the earlier case in Eden to the south. It is proposed that Batemans Bay is a new endemic focus of human Buruli ulcer transmission. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-456b10e866b34fbebca1ea704329bceb2025-08-20T02:59:18ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases1935-27271935-27352024-12-011812e001270210.1371/journal.pntd.0012702Buruli ulcer in Australia: Evidence for a new endemic focus at Batemans Bay, New South Wales.Mehrab E HossainCaitlin KeighleyAndrew H BuultjensJessica L PorterPaul D R JohnsonTimothy P StinearMaria GlobanCaroline J LavenderJake A LaceyNorelle L SherryAnton ForsythMark FormbyIan MarrWe describe two locally acquired cases of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection (Buruli ulcer) in the town of Batemans Bay on the east coast of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, 150 km north of Eden, the only other place in NSW where Buruli ulcer has likely been locally acquired. Genomic analysis showed that the bacterial isolates from the cases were identical but belonged to a phylogenetically distinct M. ulcerans clade that was most closely related to the isolate from the earlier case in Eden to the south. It is proposed that Batemans Bay is a new endemic focus of human Buruli ulcer transmission.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012702 |
| spellingShingle | Mehrab E Hossain Caitlin Keighley Andrew H Buultjens Jessica L Porter Paul D R Johnson Timothy P Stinear Maria Globan Caroline J Lavender Jake A Lacey Norelle L Sherry Anton Forsyth Mark Formby Ian Marr Buruli ulcer in Australia: Evidence for a new endemic focus at Batemans Bay, New South Wales. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| title | Buruli ulcer in Australia: Evidence for a new endemic focus at Batemans Bay, New South Wales. |
| title_full | Buruli ulcer in Australia: Evidence for a new endemic focus at Batemans Bay, New South Wales. |
| title_fullStr | Buruli ulcer in Australia: Evidence for a new endemic focus at Batemans Bay, New South Wales. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Buruli ulcer in Australia: Evidence for a new endemic focus at Batemans Bay, New South Wales. |
| title_short | Buruli ulcer in Australia: Evidence for a new endemic focus at Batemans Bay, New South Wales. |
| title_sort | buruli ulcer in australia evidence for a new endemic focus at batemans bay new south wales |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012702 |
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