
%0 Journal Article
%A D R Johnson, Paul 
%A A Hayman, John 
%A A Jenkin, Grant 
%A P Stinear, Tim 
%A Globan, Maria 
%A A M Fyfe, Janet 
%T Mycobacterium ulcerans: an unwelcome visitor
%J Microbiology Australia
%D 2004/11/01
%V 25
%N 4
%P 20-22
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/MA04420
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/MA04420 
%X Mycobacterium ulcerans, the causative agent of Bairnsdale ulcer, made prime-time television in Victoria this July. Universally referred to in the media as the ?flesh-eating bug?, M. ulcerans is creating considerable concern for local health authorities, residents and visitors to affected areas. A new cluster of at least 14 cases has been linked to the small coastal town of Point Lonsdale this winter. 
