Tackling the worsening epidemic of Buruli ulcer in Australia in an information void: time for an urgent scientific response

Petra Zimmermann; Adam Finn; Nigel Curtis

doi:10.5694/mja18.00502

Tackling the worsening epidemic of Buruli ulcer in Australia in an information void: time for an urgent scientific response

Petra Zimmermann, Adam Finn, Nigel Curtis

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A recent article by O’Brien et al. highlights the worsening epidemic of Buruli ulcer in Australia. The steep rise in both the incidence and severity of the disease is associated with estimated health-care costs of over $2.5 million per year in Victoria.1

Original language	English
Article number	142
Journal	Medical Journal of Australia
Volume	209
Issue number	3
Early online date	6 Aug 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5694/mja18.00502
Publication status	Published - Sept 2018

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