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The public health significance of finding autochthonous melioidosis cases in the continental United States

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: Recently, the pathogen that causes melioidosis, Burkholderia pseudomallei, was found in the Gulf Coast region of Mississippi, United States of America, associated with human cases and as bacteria in the soil of affected areas. Therefore, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared the pathogen as endemic in the continental United States for the first time. This viewpoint discusses some issues that the research, public health communities, and government agencies need to address.

Source: PLoS neglected tropical diseases

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011550

Author: Alfredo G. Torres

Institution: The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Language: English

Topic: Burkholderia infections and melioidosis

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,495