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Environmental Presence of Burkholderia pseudomallei at Military Sites in an Endemic Region: Implications for Future Deployments and Studies.
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene - 4 Mar 2026
McCrory Kelly, Underwood Jacob G, Perkins Sterling G, Rigas Vanessa, Mayo Mark, Kaestli Mirjam, Meumann Ella M, Letizia Andrew G, Currie Bart J
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The footprint of melioidosis is expanding globally, but its historical roots are in Southeast Asia and northern Australia. Melioidosis has long been described in military personnel deployed to melioidosis-endemic regions; however, the magnitude of the risk has not been quantified, and the nature of infecting events remains speculative. As with infections in the endemic population, the greatest concern is for...
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