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You are watching Buruli Ulcer Season 4 Episode 1

The Buruli ulcer destroys skin, flesh and even bone when it strikes, leaving sufferers horribly disfigured. Scientists in Australia, where it is on the increase, are researching how it occurs and why outbreaks are so localized. There are hopes that the research in Australia could help sufferers in the developing world, particularly West Africa which has a much larger problem.

• On site 07 September 2008
• Air date 01 January 2006
• Produced for BBC World

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Keywords

• Flesh eating disease,
• Australasia,
• Africa,
• Health,
• Infectious disease,
• australia