A flesh-eating bacterium that causes gaping ulcers has taken root in a NSW holiday spot, with warnings from experts that it may now travel along the state’s coast.

Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney

New South Wales

Australia

Flesh-eating ulcer ‘endemic’ in coastal town with ‘significant risk’ of spread to Sydney

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Two cases of Buruli ulcer have been reported in the NSW south coast holiday hotspot of Batemans Bay - an infection that can cause severe damage to the skin and soft tissue and even lifelong disability, prompting some experts to call it the "new leprosy".

新州南海岸度假熱點地區巴特曼斯灣（Batemans Bay ）出現兩例布魯里潰瘍（Buruli ulcer）病例，這是一種可能導致皮膚和軟組織嚴重損傷，甚至終身殘疾的傳染病，因此，一些專家稱其為「新型麻風病」。

蚊子傳播的食肉性潰瘍蔓延至新州 | 布魯裡潰瘍 | 痲瘋病 | 食肉性細菌

大纪元 Epoch Times

Falun Gong

Mosquito-borne flesh-eating ulcer spreads to NSW | Brucellosis | Leprosy | Flesh-eating bacteria

‘This risk for further spread along coastal NSW is significant.’

7NEWS Australia

Kerry Stokes

Flesh-eating disease detected at NSW holiday hotspot

Authorities warn of flesh-eating bacteria spread via mosquitoes in Batemans Bay, NSW. Stay informed on prevention and treatment.

The Canberra Times

Australian Community Media

Canberra

Australian Capital Territory

Flesh-eating bug spread by mosquitoes now on NSW South Coast as holiday season begins

Mosquitoes can transmit the ulcer-causing bacteria to humans. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS) By Luke Costin in Sydney A flesh-eating ulcer that can lead to permanent disfigurement and has no known prevention has become endemic in Batemans Bay, about 110km southeast of Canberra, according to a new analysis. Buruli ulcer has been known to occur in Australia since the 1940s, with cases noted in NT and far-north Queensland. There is a surge of cases in Vict…

Canberra CityNews

Dangerous flesh-eating bacteria detected in Batemans Bay

A flesh-eating ulcer that can lead to permanent disfigurement and has no known prevention appears to be spreading along Australia’s coastline. Buruli ulcer has been known to occur in Australia since the 1940s, with cases noted in Northern Territory and far-north Queensland. But a surge in cases in Victoria, where a case is reported nearly every day, combined with its emergence in a southern NSW coastal town have intrigued researchers. Analysis r…

The Queenslander

Flesh-eating ulcer becomes ‘endemic’ in another state

Two cases of the flesh-eating Buruli ulcer (Mycobacterium ulcerans infection) have been found in Batemans Bay on the east coast of New South Wales (NSW). The cases were found 150 km north of Eden, the only other place in NSW where Buruli ulcer was likely locally acquired. In Australia,  Victoria has been the main location of Buruli ulcer cases, and evidence points to native possums and mosquitoes playing a role in its spread to people. DNA analy…

Flesh-eating ulcer ‘endemic’ in coastal town with ‘significant risk’ of spread to Sydney

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