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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.

Original publication

DOI

10.3201/eid3003.231674

Type

Journal

Emerging infectious diseases

Publication Date

03/2024

Volume

30

Pages

599 - 600

Keywords

Animals, Fishes, Bacteria, Burkholderia pseudomallei, Melioidosis, Laos