| The global distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei and melioidosis: an update. | |
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PMID: 19121666 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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While Southeast Asia and northern Australia are well recognized as the major endemic regions for melioidosis, recent reports have expanded the endemic zone. Severe weather events and environmental disasters such as the 2004 Asian tsunami have unmasked locations of sporadic cases and have reconfirmed endemicity in Indonesia. The endemic region now includes the majority of the Indian subcontinent, southern China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Sporadic cases have occurred in Brazil and elsewhere in the Americas and in island communities such as New Caledonia, in the Pacific Ocean, and Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Some of the factors that are critical to further elucidating the global distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei and melioidosis include improved access to diagnostic laboratory facilities and formal confirmation of the identity of bacterial isolates from suspected cases. |
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Authors:
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Bart J Currie; David A B Dance; Allen C Cheng |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Volume: 102 Suppl 1 ISSN: 1878-3503 ISO Abbreviation: Trans. R. Soc. Trop. Med. Hyg. Publication Date: 2008 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-01-05 Completed Date: 2009-11-10 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7506129 Medline TA: Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: S1-4 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. bart@menzies.edu.au |
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Burkholderia pseudomallei
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isolation & purification* Disease Outbreaks / statistics & numerical data* Environmental Monitoring Humans Melioidosis / diagnosis, epidemiology* Soil Microbiology* Travel Water Microbiology* World Health |
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