Possum detection preceded human cases by months to years, ... The 68-year-old, who underwent surgery, said people should remain vigilant in avoiding mosquito bites, ...

Researchers say they have confirmed a theory that a flesh-eating bacteria that affected hundreds of Australians last year is being spread from infected possums to humans by mosquito bites.

Possums, such as Pseudocheirus peregrinus — not to be confused with opossums, including Didelphis marsupialis — are a major reservoir of M. ulcerans in southeastern Australia, but it was ...

Possum detection preceded human cases by months to years, the paper published in the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal said. The lag between the finding in poo samples and human cases could be ...