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Volume 13, Number 11—November 2007
Research

Mycobacterium ulcerans in Mosquitoes Captured during Outbreak of Buruli Ulcer, Southeastern Australia

Paul D.R. Johnson*†‡§Comments to Author , Joseph Azuolas¶, Caroline J. Lavender‡, Elwyn Wishart¶, Timothy P. Stinear§, John A. Hayman‡§, Lynne Brown#, Grant A. Jenkin§, and Janet A.M. Fyfe‡
Author affiliations: *Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; †University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; ‡Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; §Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; ¶Department of Primary Industries, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; #Department of Human Services, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia;

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Relationship between reporting of cases of Buruli ulcer (BU) and mosquitoes tested from Point Lonsdale, Australia, December 2004-January 2007. Increased mosquito activity in spring and summer (September-February) appears to be followed by a wave of new reports in autumn and winter (March-August). A) No. mosquitoes tested by month at Point Lonsdale (traps were not set when local reports suggested low mosquito activity). B) Proportion of tested mosquitoes positive by PCR for Mycobacterium ulcerans by month. C) No. of new cases of BU epidemiologically linked to Point Lonsdale by month.

Appendix Figure. Relationship between reporting of cases of Buruli ulcer (BU) and mosquitoes tested from Point Lonsdale, Australia, December 2004-January 2007. Increased mosquito activity in spring and summer (September-February) appears to be followed by a wave of new reports in autumn and winter (March-August). A) No. mosquitoes tested by month at Point Lonsdale (traps were not set when local reports suggested low mosquito activity). B) Proportion of tested mosquitoes positive by PCR for Mycobacterium ulcerans by month. C) No. of new cases of BU epidemiologically linked to Point Lonsdale by month.

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