Burkholderia pseudomallei Bacteria in Ornamental Fish Tanks, Vientiane, Laos, 2023

Burkholderia pseudomallei Bacteria in Ornamental Fish Tanks, Vientiane, Laos, 2023

In 2019, a melioidosis case in Maryland, USA, was shown to have been acquired from an ornamental fish tank contaminated with Burkholderia pseudomallei bacteria, likely derived from Southeast Asia. We investigated the presence of B. pseudomallei in ornamental fish tanks in the endemic area of Vienti...

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Main Authors: Tim Venkatesan, Vannavong Siritana, Joy Silisouk, Tamalee Roberts, Matthew T. Robinson, David A.B. Dance
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2024-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Burkholderia pseudomallei
melioidosis
fish tank
Vientiane
Laos
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/3/23-1674_article

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