Title
Burkholderia pseudomallei Sequence Type 46 Transmission from Asia to Australia.
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Abstract
Melioidosis is caused by the environmental pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei. Among 1,331 patients with melioidosis during 1989-2023 in the Darwin Prospective Melioidosis Study in Australia, we identified 6 locally acquired cases caused by B. pseudomallei sequence type 46. Because of global transmission and expansion of endemicity, clinicians should increase awareness of melioidosis.
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Emerg Infect Dis . 2025 Feb;31(2):394-397. doi: 10.3201/eid3102.241385.
Date Issued
2025-02-01
Type
Journal Article
Journal Title
Emerging infectious diseases
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