@article{102029,
  keywords = {Australia, Keywords: Buruli ulcer, Mycobacterium ulcerans, Bacteria, Epidemiology, Incidence, possum reservoir hosts, Prevention, Surveillance, Tuberculosis and other mycobacteria, urban outbreak, Zoonoses},
  author = {McNamara B and Cornish J and Blasdell K and Athan E and Clarke N and Pe T and Hussain M and Muleme M and Tay E and Dunn M and Boyd V and Karawita A and O'Brien D},
  title = {Mycobacterium ulcerans in Possum Feces before Emergence in Humans, Australia.},
  abstract = {<p>We describe emergence of Buruli ulcer in urban Geelong, Victoria, Australia, and examine timing and proximity of human cases to detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans DNA in possum feces. M. ulcerans-positive feces preceded human cases by up to 39 months, constituting an early warning of impending risk for Buruli ulcer.</p>
},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {Emerging infectious diseases},
  volume = {31},
  pages = {569-573},
  month = {03/2025},
  publisher = {Emerging Infectious Diseases},
  issn = {1080-6059},
  url = {https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11878303/pdf/24-0657.pdf},
  doi = {10.3201/eid3103.240657},
  language = {eng},
}