Melioidosis in the remote Katherine region of northern Australia.

• Published in: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
• Main Authors: Kay Hodgetts, Mariana Kleinecke, Celeste Woerle, Mirjam Kaestli, Richard Budd, Jessica R Webb, Linda Ward, Mark Mayo, Bart J Currie, Ella M Meumann
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022
• Subjects: Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270; Arctic; Katherine River; First Nations
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010486; https://doaj.org/article/e2e07fb58c6241578e96ecfe5b627be9

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...