Surprisingly low seroprevalence of Burkholderia pseudomallei in exposed healthy adults in the Darwin region of tropical Australia where melioidosis is highly endemic.
Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2013 May; 20(5):759-60.CV

Abstract

In the Darwin region of Australia where melioidosis is highly endemic, only 11/354 (3%) healthy residents were seropositive by indirect hemagglutination assay, despite extensive exposure to Burkholderia pseudomallei. None developed melioidosis, but some described a prior self-limiting illness. This seropositivity rate is much lower than that seen in northeast Thailand, where melioidosis is similarly highly endemic, potentially reflecting important differences between these two locations in the epidemiology of melioidosis.

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James GL
Emergency Department, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia.
Delaney B
No affiliation info available
Ward L
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Freeman K
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Mayo M
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Currie BJ
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MeSH

AdultAntibodies, BacterialAustraliaBurkholderia pseudomalleiFemaleHemagglutination TestsHumansMaleMelioidosisMiddle AgedSeroepidemiologic StudiesYoung Adult

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

23536689