Alfred Whitmore and the Discovery of Melioidosis
We review the discovery of the tropical infectious disease melioidosis by Alfred Whitmore, a pathologist from England, and his assistant from India, C.S. Krishnaswami. We discuss how the subsequent disappearance of melioidosis from the medical literature of Burma holds parallels with the current ne...
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We review the discovery of the tropical infectious disease melioidosis by Alfred Whitmore, a pathologist from England, and his assistant from India, C.S. Krishnaswami. We discuss how the subsequent disappearance of melioidosis from the medical literature of Burma holds parallels with the current neglect and under recognition of the disease. We urge global and national public health authorities to add melioidosis to existing neglected tropical diseases surveillance systems.
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| spelling | doaj.art-d2af87c245fd4f71a8341ba607bf69272024-03-22T12:19:23ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592024-04-0130475275610.3201/eid3004.230693Alfred Whitmore and the Discovery of MelioidosisJelmer SavelkoelDavid A.B. Dance We review the discovery of the tropical infectious disease melioidosis by Alfred Whitmore, a pathologist from England, and his assistant from India, C.S. Krishnaswami. We discuss how the subsequent disappearance of melioidosis from the medical literature of Burma holds parallels with the current neglect and under recognition of the disease. We urge global and national public health authorities to add melioidosis to existing neglected tropical diseases surveillance systems. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/4/23-0693_articleMelioidosisBurkholderia pseudomalleibacteriahistory |
| spellingShingle | Jelmer Savelkoel David A.B. Dance Alfred Whitmore and the Discovery of Melioidosis Emerging Infectious Diseases Melioidosis Burkholderia pseudomallei bacteria history |
| title | Alfred Whitmore and the Discovery of Melioidosis |
| title_full | Alfred Whitmore and the Discovery of Melioidosis |
| title_fullStr | Alfred Whitmore and the Discovery of Melioidosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Alfred Whitmore and the Discovery of Melioidosis |
| title_short | Alfred Whitmore and the Discovery of Melioidosis |
| title_sort | alfred whitmore and the discovery of melioidosis |
| topic | Melioidosis Burkholderia pseudomallei bacteria history |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/30/4/23-0693_article |
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