Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jun 2020)

Melioidosis in a Resident of Texas with No Recent Travel History, United States

  • Caitlin M. Cossaboom,
  • Atanaska Marinova-Petkova,
  • Jonathan Strysko,
  • Gretchen Rodriguez,
  • Trevor Maness,
  • Jaime Ocampo,
  • Jay E. Gee,
  • Mindy G. Elrod,
  • Christopher A. Gulvik,
  • Lindy Liu,
  • William A. Bower,
  • Alex R. Hoffmaster,
  • David D. Blaney,
  • Johanna S. Salzer,
  • Jonathan S. Yoder,
  • Mia C. Mattioli,
  • Thomas J. Sidwa,
  • Lillian Ringsdorf,
  • Gale Morrow,
  • Elvia Ledezma,
  • Amanda Kieffer

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2606.190975
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 6
pp. 1295 – 1299

Abstract

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To our knowledge, environmental isolation of Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, from the continental United States has not been reported. We report a case of melioidosis in a Texas resident. Genomic analysis indicated that the isolate groups with B. pseudomallei isolates from patients in the same region, suggesting possible endemicity to this region.

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