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Emergence of Burkholderia pseudomallei Sequence Type 562, Northern Australia.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2021
Meumann Ella M, Kaestli Mirjam, Mayo Mark, Ward Linda, Rachlin Audrey, Webb Jessica R, Kleinecke Mariana, Price Erin P, Currie Bart J
Abstract excerpt
Since 2005, the range of Burkholderia pseudomallei sequence type 562 (ST562) has expanded in northern Australia. During 2005-2019, ST562 caused melioidosis in 61 humans and 3 animals. Cases initially occurred in suburbs surrounding a creek before spreading across urban Darwin, Australia and a nearby island community. In urban Darwin, ST562 caused 12% (53/440) of melioidosis cases, a proportion that increased...
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