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Health
Rachael Ward

Decades-long flesh eating ulcer mystery solved

It's long been suspected that mosquitoes carry the bacteria that causes flesh-eating Buruli ulcers. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

A long-running medical mystery has finally been solved, with Melbourne researchers confirming mosquitoes carry the bacteria that causes flesh-eating Buruli ulcers.

The insects have long been suspected as carriers but scientist working on the study say they faced significant scepticism as they set out to prove the link.

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