Emergence of Burkholderia pseudomallei Sequence Type 562, Northern Australia

Emergence of Burkholderia pseudomallei Sequence Type 562, Northern Australia

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 nearb...

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Main Authors: Ella M. Meumann, Mirjam Kaestli, Mark Mayo, Linda Ward, Audrey Rachlin, Jessica R. Webb, Mariana Kleinecke, Erin P. Price, Bart J. Currie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
melioidosis
genomics
epidemiology
Burkholderia pseudomallei
sequence type
Australia
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/4/20-2716_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/4/20-2716_article

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