Mosquitoes spread the Buruli ulcer agent Mycobacterium ulcerans

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This is a summary of: Mee, P. T. et al. Mosquitoes provide a transmission route between possums and humans for Buruli ulcer in southeastern Australia. Nat. Microbiol. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01553-1 (2024).