01444nas a2200433   4500000000100000008004100001260004200042653001400084653002700098653002700125653001300152653001700165653001400182653002700196653001500223653001700238653004000255653001900295653001300314100001500327700001400342700001500356700001200371700001300383700000900396700001400405700001300419700001000432700001100442700001100453700001500464700001400479245008200493856007000575300001200645490000700657520033200664022001400996       2025                            d  c03/2025bEmerging Infectious Diseases10aAustralia10aKeywords: Buruli ulcer10aMycobacterium ulcerans10aBacteria10aEpidemiology10aIncidence10apossum reservoir hosts10aPrevention10aSurveillance10aTuberculosis and other mycobacteria10aurban outbreak10aZoonoses1 aMcNamara B1 aCornish J1 aBlasdell K1 aAthan E1 aClarke N1 aPe T1 aHussain M1 aMuleme M1 aTay E1 aDunn M1 aBoyd V1 aKarawita A1 aO'Brien D00aMycobacterium ulcerans in Possum Feces before Emergence in Humans, Australia.  uhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11878303/pdf/24-0657.pdf  a569-5730 v313 a<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>
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