Socio-epidemiological and land cover risk factors for melioidosis in Kedah, Northern Malaysia.

BACKGROUND:Melioidosis, a fatal infectious disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, is increasingly diagnosed in tropical regions. However, data on risk factors and the geographic epidemiology of the disease are still limited. Previous studies have also largely been based on the analysis of case...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Radzi Abu Hassan, Norasmidar Aziz, Noraini Ismail, Zainab Shafie, Benjamin Mayala, Rose E Donohue, Subhada Prasad Pani, Edwin Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-03-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6438580?pdf=render