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Volume 24, Number 11—November 2018
Synopsis

Epidemiology of Buruli Ulcer Infections, Victoria, Australia, 2011–2016

Michael J. Loftus, Ee Laine Tay, Maria Globan, Caroline J. Lavender, Simon R. Crouch, Paul D.R. Johnson1Comments to Author , and Janet A.M. Fyfe1
Author affiliations: Victorian Department of Health and Human Services, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (M.J. Loftus, E.L. Tay, S.R. Crouch); Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia (M.J. Loftus, P.D.R. Johnson); Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Melbourne (M. Globan, C.J. Lavender, J.A.M. Fyfe); The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia (P.D.R. Johnson)

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Figure 1

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and surrounding areas, showing population density and outlines of the 4 geographic regions used in study of the epidemiology of Buruli ulcer infections in Victoria, Australia, 2011–2016. Population density calculated as residents per square kilometer, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2013 estimated resident population data at the level of Statistical Area Level 1 (18). Inset shows location of Melbourne in Australia. CBD, central business district.

Figure 1. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, and surrounding areas, showing population density and outlines of the 4 geographic regions used in study of the epidemiology of Buruli ulcer infections in Victoria, Australia, 2011–2016. Population density calculated as residents per square kilometer, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2013 estimated resident population data at the level of Statistical Area Level 1 (18). Inset shows location of Melbourne in Australia. CBD, central business district.

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