From the WHO: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/buruli-ulcer-(mycobacterium-ulcerans-infection)
- Buruli ulcer is a chronic debilitating disease caused by an environmental Mycobacterium ulcerans.
- It often affects the skin and sometimes bone and can lead to permanent disfigurement and long-term disability.
- The mode of transmission is not known and there is no prevention for the disease.
(The original article thinks it is possum poop that is spreading the disease)
I’m guessing simple vigilance would do a lot.
If the disease starts topically, one wonders if a mosquito bite is treated immediately with neosporin and a bandaid would be effective.
Possum poop and mosquito bites according to the article