Buruli ulcer: researchers warn of flesh-eating bacteria in NSW’s south coast that can cause disfigurement

Possums are thought to be the main carriers of the ulcer-causing bacteria that has emerged in Batemans Bay after surging in Victoria

Researchers picking apart a marsupial’s faeces have warned a bacterium causing a flesh-eating ulcer is present “beyond doubt” in a NSW coastal town.

Buruli ulcer has been known to occur in Australia since the 1940s, with cases noted in Northern Territory and far-north Queensland.

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