The location of Australian Buruli ulcer lesions-Implications for unravelling disease transmission.
Arvind YerramilliEe Laine TayAndrew J StewardsonPeter G KelleyEmma BishopGrant A JenkinMike StarrJanine TrevillyanAndrew HughesN Deborah FriedmanDaniel P O'BrienPaul D R JohnsonPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2017)
Comparison with published work in Cameroon, Africa, showed similar lesion distribution and suggests the mode of M. ulcerans transmission may be the same across the globe. Our findings also aid clinical diagnosis and provide quantitative background information for further research investigating disease transmission.