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Mystery of flesh-eating ulcer that spread rapidly across Australia is finally solved - and a common Aussie animal is the key carrie
The flesh eating ulcer has been a menace across Australia in recent years
Scientists were previously baffled how the disease reached local shores
Belief the disease originated in New Guinea, was then imported to Australia
Ongoing study revealed ringtail and brushtail possums are the key carriers
Experts also stated mosquitos are likely to carry bacteria that causes the ulcer
By Andrew Prentice For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 05:50 EST, 3 February 2022 | Updated: 06:22 EST, 3 February 2022
The mystery of how a flesh-eating ulcer infected hundreds of people across Australia in recent years has been solved, scientists say.
Fresh research has found that common local animals ringtail and brushtail possums are the key carriers of the disease, according to The Age.
Mosquitos are also likely to carry Mycobacterium ulcerans, the bacteria that causes the painful ulcer, from marsupials to humans...
Mystery of flesh-eating ulcer that spread rapidly across Australia is finally solved - and a common Aussie animal is the key carrie
The flesh eating ulcer has been a menace across Australia in recent years
Scientists were previously baffled how the disease reached local shores
Belief the disease originated in New Guinea, was then imported to Australia
Ongoing study revealed ringtail and brushtail possums are the key carriers
Experts also stated mosquitos are likely to carry bacteria that causes the ulcer
By Andrew Prentice For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 05:50 EST, 3 February 2022 | Updated: 06:22 EST, 3 February 2022
The mystery of how a flesh-eating ulcer infected hundreds of people across Australia in recent years has been solved, scientists say.
Fresh research has found that common local animals ringtail and brushtail possums are the key carriers of the disease, according to The Age.
Mosquitos are also likely to carry Mycobacterium ulcerans, the bacteria that causes the painful ulcer, from marsupials to humans...
