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Case Reports
. 2011 Jul;17(7):1286-8.
doi: 10.3201/eid1707.100661.

Epidemiology and investigation of melioidosis, Southern Arizona

Tasha Stewart  1 , David M Engelthaler, David D Blaney, Apichai Tuanyok, Eric Wangsness, Theresa L Smith, Talmia Pearson, Kenneth K Komatsu, Paul Keim, Bart J Currie, Craig Levy, Rebecca Sunenshine
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Epidemiology and investigation of melioidosis, Southern Arizona

Tasha Stewart et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Jul.

Abstract

Burkholderia pseudomallei is a bacterium endemic to Southeast Asia and northern Australia, but it has not been found to occur endemically in the United States. We report an ostensibly autochthonous case of melioidosis in the United States. Despite an extensive investigation, the source of exposure was not identified.

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