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Emerging Infectious Diseases
Study data from University of Dayton update understanding of emerging infectious diseases
September 16th, 2008
"Buruli ulcer is a necrotizing skin disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans and associated with exposure to aquatic habitats. To assess possible transmission of M. ulcerans by aquatic biting insects, we conducted a field examination of biting water bugs (Hemiptera: Naucoridae, Belostomatidae, Nepidae) in 15 disease-endemic and 12 non-disease-endemic areas of Ghana, Africa," investigators in the United States report. "From collections of 22,832 invertebrates, we compared composition, abundance, and associated M. ulcerans positivity among sites. Biting hemipterans were rare and represented a small percentage (usually < 2%) of invertebrate communities. No significant...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-09-16)
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