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. 2009 Apr;15(4):614-5.
doi: 10.3201/eid1504.081162.

Correlation between Buruli ulcer and vector-borne notifiable diseases, Victoria, Australia

Paul D R Johnson, Caroline J Lavender

Correlation between Buruli ulcer and vector-borne notifiable diseases, Victoria, Australia

Paul D R Johnson et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 Apr.
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Numbers of cases per 100,000 inhabitants for selected notifiable diseases, Victoria, Australia, 2000–2008. Buruli ulcer is shown on the right y axis, other diseases on the left y axis. RRV, Ross river virus; BFV, Barmah Forest virus; TB, tuberculosis.
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