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

Venkatesan T., Siritana V., Silisouk J., Roberts T., Robinson MT., Dance DAB.

In 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.

DOI

10.3201/eid3003.231674

Type

Journal article

Journal

Emerg Infect Dis

Publication Date

03/2024

Volume

30

Pages

599 - 600

Keywords

Burkholderia pseudomallei, Laos, Vientiane, bacteria, bacterial infections, fish tank, melioidosis, Animals, Laos, Burkholderia pseudomallei, Melioidosis, Bacteria, Fishes

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