Melioidosis in the remote Katherine region of northern Australia

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Hodgetts, Kay, Kleinecke, Mariana, Woerle, Celeste, Kaestli, Mirjam, Budd, Richard, Webb, Jessica R., Ward, Linda, Mayo, Mark, Currie, Bart J., Meumann, Ella M.
• Other Authors: Tuanyok, Apichai, Australian National Health and Medical Research Council
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022
• Subjects: Katherine River; First Nations
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010486; https://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010486

Melioidosis is endemic in the remote Katherine region of northern Australia. In a population with high rates of chronic disease, social inequities, and extreme remoteness, the impact of melioidosis is exacerbated by severe weather events and disproportionately affects First Nations Australians. All...