Emerging Infectious Diseases (May 2023)

Presence of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Soil, Nigeria, 2019

  • Jelmer Savelkoel,
  • Rita O. Oladele,
  • Chiedozie K. Ojide,
  • Rebecca F. Peters,
  • Daan W. Notermans,
  • Justina O. Makinwa,
  • Maaike C. de Vries,
  • Marion A.E. Sunter,
  • Sébastien Matamoros,
  • Nasiru Abdullahi,
  • Uche S. Unigwe,
  • Alani S. Akanmu,
  • W. Joost Wiersinga,
  • Emma Birnie

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2905.221138
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 29, no. 5
pp. 1073 – 1075

Abstract

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Melioidosis, caused by the soil-dwelling bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, is predicted to be endemic in Nigeria but is only occasionally reported. This report documents the systematic identification of the presence of B. pseudomallei and B. thailandensis in the soil across multiple states in Nigeria.

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