Flesh-eating ulcer spreading in Australia, and reasons remain a mystery
Scientists: Rise in flesh-eating ulcer cases 01:15
(CNN) Scientists in Australia have voiced concern about an apparent outbreak of Buruli ulcer, a flesh-eating disease that usually occurs in West and central Africa.
The infectious disease has seen a spike in cases in recent years in several parts of Australia but particularly in the state of Victoria.
In a study published Monday in the Medical Journal of Australia, the authors caution that the outbreak of the ulcers, described as an “epidemic” in the study, requires an “urgent scientific response.” They report that Victoria is facing a worsening epidemic “defined by cases rapidly increasing in number, becoming more severe in nature, and occurring in new geographic areas.”
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