Burkholderia pseudomallei Bacteria in Ornamental Fish Tanks, Vientiane, Laos, 2023

Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Mar;30(3):599-600. doi: 10.3201/eid3003.231674.ABSTRACTIn 2019, a melioidosis case in Maryland, USA, was shown to have been acquired from an ornamental fish tank contaminated with Burkholderia pseudomallei bacteria, likely derived from Southeast Asia. We investigated the presence of B. pseudomallei in ornamental fish tanks in the endemic area of Vientiane, Laos.PMID:38407187 | DOI:10.3201/eid3003.231674

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - February 26, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Tim Venkatesan Vannavong Siritana Joy Silisouk Tamalee Roberts Matthew T Robinson David A B Dance Source Type: research