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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Holly Evans

Flesh-eating bacteria cases rise in Australia as new warnings issued over ‘painless symptom’

Chief health officer Ben Cowie has issued new warnings over the disease - (Getty)

An outbreak of flesh-eating bacteria in Australia has prompted warnings from the country’s chief health officer as it spreads through suburban Melbourne.

Professor Ben Cowie warned the region of Victoria that cases of Buruli ulcer “remained high” across the state, with a recent increase in infections linked to the suburb of Ascot Vale.

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