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. 2006 Nov;75(5):945-6.

Short report: Melioidosis in Myanmar: forgotten but not gone?

Vanaporn Wuthiekanun  1 , Sayan Langa, Witaya Swaddiwudhipong, Wilarat Jedsadapanpong, Yingyot Kaengnet, Wirongrong Chierakul, Nicholas P Day, Sharon J Peacock
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Short report: Melioidosis in Myanmar: forgotten but not gone?

Vanaporn Wuthiekanun et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2006 Nov.

Abstract

A serologic survey of adults resident in Myanmar was conducted to define the presence of antibodies to Burkholderia pseudomallei, the cause of melioidosis. Antibodies were detectable by indirect hemagglutination assay (IHA) in 757 (78%) of 968 adults, of whom 69 (7%) had an IHA titer > or =1:160.

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