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.
Journal article
Emerg Infect Dis
03/2024
30
599 - 600
Burkholderia pseudomallei, Laos, Vientiane, bacteria, bacterial infections, fish tank, melioidosis, Animals, Laos, Burkholderia pseudomallei, Melioidosis, Bacteria, Fishes