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In Australia, a recent increase in cases of infection with a “flesh-eating” bacteria has put health authorities in the state of Victoria on alert.
Australian health authorities are on alert. Health officials in the state of Victoria, where the city of Melbourne is located, published a health advisory on Thursday, December 19, in which they alarmed the population about the spread of a “flesh-eating” bacteria, reports TF1.
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Recently, cases of infection with the bacteria Mycobacterium ulcerans have increased in Melbourne's northern suburbs. The disease is spreading geographically throughout Victoria and is no longer restricted to specific coastal areas.
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More recently, we have seen an increase in cases in Ascot Vale,” warns Ben Cowie, the doctor who issued the health notice, specifying that “cases remain high” across the state.
Necrotes skin tissue
An infection with the bacteria Mycobacterium ulcerans can cause the development of Buruli ulcer, a skin infection. It gets its name “flesh eater” from the fact that it can cause a painless lump or sore that can grow to several centimeters in diameter. The skin tissues can then become necrotic and the bone can be affected, to the point of deforming the limb.
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Despite an increase in cases of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection in Australia, 33 other countries have already reported cases of Buruli ulcer according to the World Health Organization. However, the mode of transmission remains unknown. But according to Ben Cowie, opossums can also carry the bacteria and the mosquito could transmit the bacteria to humans.
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