Deforestation has led to an increase in the emergence of Mycobacterium ulcerans, which causes the Buruli ulcer, and the risk of outbreaks of 250 other known human emerging infectious diseases (EIDs), finds a team of international scientists.

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Deforestation has led to an increase in the emergence of Mycobacterium ulcerans, which causes the Buruli ulcer, and the risk of outbreaks of 250 other known human emerging infectious diseases (EIDs), finds a team of international scientists.