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Short report: Melioidosis in Myanmar: forgotten but not gone?

Author(s): Zachary S. Peacock, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Wirongrong Chierakul, Sayan Langa, Yingyot Kaengnet, Jeremy Day, Wilarat Jedsadapanpong, Witaya Swaddiwudhipong

Publication date: 2006-10-31

Journal: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Keywords: Adult, Antibodies, Bacterial, blood, Burkholderia pseudomallei, immunology, Female, Humans, Male, Melioidosis, epidemiology, prevention & control, Myanmar, Prevalence

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A serologic survey of adults resident in Myanmar was conducted to define the presence of antibodies to Burkholderia pseudomallei, the cause of melioidosis. Antibodies were detectable by indirect hemagglutination assay (IHA) in 757 (78%) of 968 adults, of whom 69 (7%) had an IHA titer > or =1:160.

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ScienceOpen disciplines: Chemistry

Keywords: Adult,Antibodies, Bacterial,blood,Burkholderia pseudomallei,immunology,Female,Humans,Male,Melioidosis,epidemiology,prevention & control,Myanmar,Prevalence

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Keywords: Adult, Antibodies, Bacterial, blood, Burkholderia pseudomallei, immunology, Female, Humans, Male, Melioidosis, epidemiology, prevention & control, Myanmar, Prevalence

Short report: Melioidosis in Myanmar: forgotten but not gone?

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