Search for answers to flesh-eating ulcer in popular holiday spot

Melanie Whelan
Updated January 2 2019 - 11:43am, first published 10:14am
Gus Charles and mum Sally show just how destructive the Buruli ulcer can be. Gus needed major surgery after catching the bacteria in Sorrento.
Gus Charles and mum Sally show just how destructive the Buruli ulcer can be. Gus needed major surgery after catching the bacteria in Sorrento.

A HUNT for answers is on for how to stop the spread of a flesh-eating ulcer threatening Ballarat beach-goers.

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Melanie Whelan

Melanie Whelan

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