Extreme weather events and environmental contamination are associated with case-clusters of melioidosis in the Northern Territory of Australia

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BACKGROUND: Melioidosis, the infection due to the environmental organism Burkholderia pseudomallei, is endemic to northern Australia and South East Asia. It is associated with exposure to mud and pooled surface water, but environmental determinants of this disease are poorly understood. We defined case-clusters in northern Australia, determined their contribution to the observed rate of melioidosis, and explored...

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