TY - JOUR
T1 - The public health significance of finding autochthonous melioidosis cases in the continental United States
AU - Torres, Alfredo G.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Alfredo G. Torres.
PY - 2023/8
Y1 - 2023/8
N2 - Recently, the pathogen that causes melioidosis, Burkholderia pseudomallei, was found in the Gulf Coast region of Mississippi, United States of America, associated with human cases and as bacteria in the soil of affected areas. Therefore, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared the pathogen as endemic in the continental United States for the first time. This viewpoint discusses some issues that the research, public health com-munities, and government agencies need to address.
AB - Recently, the pathogen that causes melioidosis, Burkholderia pseudomallei, was found in the Gulf Coast region of Mississippi, United States of America, associated with human cases and as bacteria in the soil of affected areas. Therefore, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared the pathogen as endemic in the continental United States for the first time. This viewpoint discusses some issues that the research, public health com-munities, and government agencies need to address.
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U2 - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011550
DO - 10.1371/journal.pntd.0011550
M3 - Article
C2 - 37619236
AN - SCOPUS:85168733446
SN - 1935-2727
VL - 17
JO - PLoS neglected tropical diseases
JF - PLoS neglected tropical diseases
IS - 8 August
M1 - e0011550
ER -