Increase in cases ‘linked to Ascot Vale’ leads health officials to warn the disease is ‘spreading geographically’

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Victoria has seen a surge of cases of a flesh-eating bacteria, prompting warnings from the chief health officer to take protective measures after it spread through suburban Melbourne.

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

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