A survey on Mycobacterium ulcerans in Mosquitoes and March flies captured from endemic areas of Northern Queensland, Australia.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Avishek Singh, William John Hannan McBride, Brenda Govan, Mark Pearson, Scott A Ritchie
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Queensland; Mossman
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0006745; https://doaj.org/article/316b81979c1d4c2c92715b7dc4921e59

Mycobacterium ulcerans is the causative agent of Buruli ulcer (BU). This nontuberculous mycobacterial infection has been reported in 34 countries worldwide. In Australia, the majority of cases of BU have been recorded in coastal Victoria and the Mossman-Daintree areas of north Queensland. Mosquitoes...