Endemic Melioidosis in Southern China: Past and Present

Endemic Melioidosis in Southern China: Past and Present

Melioidosis is a severe tropical infectious disease caused by the soil-dwelling bacterium <i>Burkholderia pseudomallei</i>, predominantly endemic to Southeast Asia and northern Australia. Between the 1970s and the 1990s, the presence of <i>B. pseudomallei</i> causing melioido...

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Main Authors: Xiao Zheng, Qianfeng Xia, Lianxu Xia, Wei Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
melioidosis
<i>Burkholderia pseudomallei</i>
epidemiology
China
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/4/1/39

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