Risk Factors for Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection, Southeastern Australia
Buruli/Bairnsdale ulcer (BU) is a severe skin and soft tissue disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. To better understand how BU is acquired, we conducted a case–control study during a sustained outbreak in temperate southeastern Australia. We recruited 49 adult patients with BU and 609 control p...
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| author | Tricia Y.J. Quek Eugene Athan Margaret J. Henry Julie A. Pasco Jane Redden-Hoare Andrew Hughes Paul D.R. Johnson |
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| description | Buruli/Bairnsdale ulcer (BU) is a severe skin and soft tissue disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. To better understand how BU is acquired, we conducted a case–control study during a sustained outbreak in temperate southeastern Australia. We recruited 49 adult patients with BU and 609 control participants from a newly recognized BU-endemic area in southeastern Australia. Participants were asked about their lifestyle and insect exposure. Odds ratios were calculated by using logistic regression and were adjusted for age and location of residence. Odds of having BU were at least halved for those who frequently used insect repellent, wore long trousers outdoors, and immediately washed minor skin wounds; odds were at least doubled for those who received mosquito bites on the lower legs or lower arms. This study provides new circumstantial evidence that implicates mosquitoes in the transmission of M. ulcerans in southeastern Australia. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bc5abba3d1c14139a95f335d0b85f1732022-12-22T03:40:20ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592007-11-0113111661166610.3201/eid1311.061206Risk Factors for Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection, Southeastern AustraliaTricia Y.J. QuekEugene AthanMargaret J. HenryJulie A. PascoJane Redden-HoareAndrew HughesPaul D.R. JohnsonBuruli/Bairnsdale ulcer (BU) is a severe skin and soft tissue disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. To better understand how BU is acquired, we conducted a case–control study during a sustained outbreak in temperate southeastern Australia. We recruited 49 adult patients with BU and 609 control participants from a newly recognized BU-endemic area in southeastern Australia. Participants were asked about their lifestyle and insect exposure. Odds ratios were calculated by using logistic regression and were adjusted for age and location of residence. Odds of having BU were at least halved for those who frequently used insect repellent, wore long trousers outdoors, and immediately washed minor skin wounds; odds were at least doubled for those who received mosquito bites on the lower legs or lower arms. This study provides new circumstantial evidence that implicates mosquitoes in the transmission of M. ulcerans in southeastern Australia.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/11/06-1206_articleMycobacterium ulceransMycobacterium infectionsatypicalcommunicable diseaseslifestyleinsect vectors |
| spellingShingle | Tricia Y.J. Quek Eugene Athan Margaret J. Henry Julie A. Pasco Jane Redden-Hoare Andrew Hughes Paul D.R. Johnson Risk Factors for Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection, Southeastern Australia Emerging Infectious Diseases Mycobacterium ulcerans Mycobacterium infections atypical communicable diseases lifestyle insect vectors |
| title | Risk Factors for Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection, Southeastern Australia |
| title_full | Risk Factors for Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection, Southeastern Australia |
| title_fullStr | Risk Factors for Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection, Southeastern Australia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risk Factors for Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection, Southeastern Australia |
| title_short | Risk Factors for Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection, Southeastern Australia |
| title_sort | risk factors for mycobacterium ulcerans infection southeastern australia |
| topic | Mycobacterium ulcerans Mycobacterium infections atypical communicable diseases lifestyle insect vectors |
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