Buruli ulcer in Australia: Evidence for a new endemic focus at Batemans Bay, New South Wales
We describe two locally acquired cases of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection (Buruli ulcer) in the town of Batemans Bay on the east coast of New South Wales (NSW), Australia, 150 km north of Eden, the only other place in NSW where Buruli ulcer has likely been locally acquired. Genomic analysis showed that the bacterial isolates from the cases were identical but belonged to a phylogenetically distinct M. ulcerans clade that was most closely related to the isolate from the earlier case in Eden to the south. It is proposed that Batemans Bay is a new endemic focus of human Buruli ulcer transmission.
Authors
- Ian Marr
- Alasdair Forsyth
- Paul D. R. Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9873-7163)
- Norelle L. Sherry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7789-8360)
- Caitlin Keighley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8892-3488)
- Jake A. Lacey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6492-6983)
- Caroline J. Lavender
- Timothy P. Stinear (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0150-123X)
- Andrew H. Buultjens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5984-1328)
- Maria Globan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3400-2843)
- Jessica L. Porter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0369-9641)
- Mehrab E Hossain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2306-4229)
- Mark Formby
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- University of Wollongong (AU)
- Canberra Hospital (AU)
- Menzies School of Health Research (AU)
- Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (AU)
- Peter Doherty Institute (AU)
- Melbourne Health (AU)
- Austin Health (AU)
- ACT Government (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS neglected tropical diseases
- Published
- 2024-12-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0012702
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.55