Buruli ulcer alert in Australia Melbourne’s inner north

12 May 2022

The Victorian health department has issued an alert notice after the bacteria that cause Buruli ulcer were detected in new areas of Melbourne’s inner north – ‘Pascoe Vale South and Strathmore, expanding the inner-Melbourne areas of interest which previously included Essendon, Moonee Ponds and Brunswick West’. More detail is provided in the department’s news post, including the state’s high and moderate risk locations, as well as emerging risk areas. Read more

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