Predicted global distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei and burden of melioidosis

• Main Authors: Direk Limmathurotsakul, Nick Golding, David A.B. Dance, Jane P. Messina, David M. Pigott, Catherine L. Moyes, Dionne B. Rolim, Eric Bertherat, Nicholas P.J. Day, Sharon J. Peacock, Simon I. Hay
• Other Authors: Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/43166
• Institution: Mahidol University

© 2016 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved. Burkholderia pseudomallei, a highly pathogenic bacterium that causes melioidosis, is commonly found in soil in Southeast Asia and Northern Australia1,2. Melioidosis can be difficult to diagnose due to its diverse clinical manifestations and t...