McNamara Bridgette J, Cornish Jack, Blasdell Kim R, Athan Eugene, Clarke Naomi E, Pe Tiffany, Hussain Mohammad Akhtar, Muleme Michael, Tay Ee Laine, Dunn Michael, Boyd Victoria, Karawita Anjana, O'Brien Daniel P
Emerg Infect Dis. 2025 Mar;31(3):569-573. doi: 10.3201/eid3103.240657.
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.
我们描述了澳大利亚维多利亚州吉朗市城市地区布鲁里溃疡的出现情况,并研究了人类病例出现的时间以及与负鼠粪便中溃疡分枝杆菌DNA检测结果的时间间隔和距离。溃疡分枝杆菌阳性粪便比人类病例早出现长达39个月,这构成了布鲁里溃疡即将出现风险的早期预警。