Presence of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Soil, Nigeria, 2019.

Savelkoel, Jelmer; Oladele, Rita O; Ojide, Chiedozie K; Peters, Rebecca F; Notermans, Daan W; Makinwa, Justina O; de Vries, Maaike C; Sunter, Marion A E; Matamoros, Sébastien; Abdullahi, Nasiru; Unigwe, Uche S; Akanmu, Alani S; Wiersinga, W Joost; Birnie, Emma

Savelkoel, Jelmer; Oladele, Rita O; Ojide, Chiedozie K; Peters, Rebecca F; Notermans, Daan W; Makinwa, Justina O; de Vries, Maaike C; Sunter, Marion A E; Matamoros, Sébastien; Abdullahi, Nasiru; Unigwe, Uche S; Akanmu, Alani S; Wiersinga, W Joost; Birnie, Emma.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 29(5): 1073-1075, 2023 05.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37081606

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Melioidosis, caused by the soil-dwelling bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, is predicted to be endemic in Nigeria but is only occasionally reported. This report documents the systematic identification of the presence of B. pseudomallei and B. thailandensis in the soil across multiple states in Nigeria.

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Burkholderia pseudomallei; Melioidosis; Humanos; Burkholderia pseudomallei/genética; Melioidosis/epidemiología; Melioidosis/microbiología; Nigeria/epidemiología; Microbiología del Suelo

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Burkholderia pseudomallei; Burkholderia thailandensis; Nigeria; bacteria; environmental study; melioidosis

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Texto completo: 1 Banco de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Burkholderia pseudomallei / Melioidosis Límite: Humans País como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article

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