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CDC: Bacteria that Causes Rare Disease Melioidosis Discovered in U.S. Environmental Samples

CDC: Bacteria that Causes Rare Disease Melioidosis Discovered in U.S. Environmental Samples

  Bacteria that Causes Rare Disease Melioidosis Discovered in U.S. Environmental Samples   The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified for the first time in domestic environmental samples the bacteria that causes a rare and serious disease called melioidosis. The bacteria, Burkholderia pseudomallei or B. pseudomallei, was identified through sampling of soil and water in the Gulf Coast region of[Read More…]

by July 27, 2022 0 comments Covid / CDC / FDA
CDC: Statement on Melioidosis Cases

CDC: Statement on Melioidosis Cases

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a new fatal case of the rare disease melioidosis in Georgia that is linked to three previous cases in different states. The cases have included adults and children. Two of the four patients had no known risk factors for melioidosis; two died. Whole genome sequencing at CDC shows the bacterial[Read More…]

by August 9, 2021 0 comments Covid / CDC / FDA