Endemic Melioidosis in Residents of Desert Region after Atypically Intense Rainfall in Central Australia, 2011

Endemic Melioidosis in Residents of Desert Region after Atypically Intense Rainfall in Central Australia, 2011

After heavy rains and flooding during early 2011 in the normally arid interior of Australia, melioidosis was diagnosed in 6 persons over a 4-month period. Although the precise global distribution of the causal bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei remains to be determined, this organism can clearly su...

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Main Authors: Teem-Wing Yip, Saliya Hewagama, Mark Mayo, Erin P. Price, Derek Sarovich, Ivan Bastian, Robert W. Baird, Brian G. Spratt, Bart J. Currie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Melioidosis
Burkholderia pseudomallei
endemic diseases
bacteria
rainfall
floods
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/6/14-1908_article

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