The public health significance of finding autochthonous melioidosis cases in the continental United States.
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 th...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:924f6180d2f6461dbf935336937cac95 2023-11-05T03:39:22+01:00 The public health significance of finding autochthonous melioidosis cases in the continental United States. Alfredo G Torres 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011550 https://doaj.org/article/924f6180d2f6461dbf935336937cac95 EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011550 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0011550 https://doaj.org/article/924f6180d2f6461dbf935336937cac95 PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 17, Iss 8, p e0011550 (2023) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0011550 2023-10-08T00:37:57Z 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. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 17 8 e0011550 |
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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. |
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The public health significance of finding autochthonous melioidosis cases in the continental United States. |
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The public health significance of finding autochthonous melioidosis cases in the continental United States. |
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The public health significance of finding autochthonous melioidosis cases in the continental United States. |
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The public health significance of finding autochthonous melioidosis cases in the continental United States. |
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