Melioidosis in birds and Burkholderia pseudomallei dispersal Australia
2011
To the Editor:
Melioidosisis an
emerging infectious diseaseof humans and animals caused by the gram-negative bacterium
Burkholderia pseudomallei, which inhabits soil and surface water in the disease-endemic regions of Southeast Asia and northern Australia (1). The aim of this study was to assess the potential for birds to spread B. pseudomallei. Birds are known carriers of various
human pathogens, including influenza viruses,
West Nile virus,
Campylobacter jejuni, and
antimicrobial drug–resistant Escherichia coli (2).
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