Burkholderia pseudomallei and melioidosis

EM Meumann, D Limmathurotsakul… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, is found in soil and water of
tropical and subtropical regions globally. Modelled estimates of the global burden predict …

Systematic Review and Consensus Guidelines for Environmental Sampling of Burkholderia pseudomallei

D Limmathurotsakul, DAB Dance… - PLoS neglected …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Burkholderia pseudomallei, a Tier 1 Select Agent and the cause of melioidosis,
is a Gram-negative bacillus present in the environment in many tropical countries. Defining …

Climate change and water-related infectious diseases

G Nichols, I Lake, C Heaviside - Atmosphere, 2018 - mdpi.com
Background: Water-related, including waterborne, diseases remain important sources of
morbidity and mortality worldwide, but particularly in develo** countries. The potential for …

Airborne Transmission of Melioidosis to Humans from Environmental Aerosols Contaminated with B. pseudomallei

PS Chen, YS Chen, HH Lin, PJ Liu, WF Ni… - PLoS neglected …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Melioidosis results from an infection with the soil-borne pathogen Burkholderia
pseudomallei, and cases of melioidosis usually cluster after rains or a typhoon. In an …

Environmental Factors Associated With Soil Prevalence of the Melioidosis Pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei: A Longitudinal Seasonal Study From South West …

T Shaw, K Assig, C Tellapragada, GE Wagner… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Melioidosis is a seasonal infectious disease in tropical and subtropical areas caused by the
soil bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. In many parts of the world, including South West …

Expanding the Burkholderia pseudomallei Complex with the Addition of Two Novel Species: Burkholderia mayonis sp. nov. and Burkholderia savannae sp. nov.

CM Hall, AL Baker, JW Sahl, M Mayo… - Applied and …, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Distinct Burkholderia strains were isolated from soil samples collected in tropical northern
Australia (Northern Territory and the Torres Strait Islands, Queensland). Phylogenetic …

The association of melioidosis with climatic factors in Darwin, Australia: A 23-year time-series analysis

M Kaestli, EPM Grist, L Ward, A Hill, M Mayo… - Journal of Infection, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives Melioidosis is an often fatal disease in humans and animals and endemic in
Southeast Asia and northern Australia. It is caused by the environmental bacterium …

Hijacking of the Host's Immune Surveillance Radars by Burkholderia pseudomallei

V Mariappan, KM Vellasamy, M Barathan… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Burkholderia pseudomallei (B. pseudomallei) causes melioidosis, a potentially fatal disease
for which no licensed vaccine is available thus far. The host-pathogen interactions in B …

[HTML][HTML] Expanding the geographic boundaries of melioidosis in Queensland, Australia

I Gassiep, V Grey, LJ Thean, D Farquhar… - The American Journal …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Melioidosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei.
Although this environmental organism is endemic in certain regions of Australia, it is not …

A molecular epidemiological analysis of Burkholderia pseudomallei in southern Thailand

J Kaewrakmuk, S Chusri, P Khrongsee… - PLOS Neglected …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Melioidosis, a severe bacterial illness caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, is prevalent in
most parts of Thailand, including its southern region situated within the Malay Peninsula …