US disease control centre issues health advisory after discovering bacteria, Burkholderia pseudomallei, behind a rare but serious disease for the first time in country
The bacteria can cause melioidosis, a rare and sometimes deadly disease long thought to be confined to tropical climates.
US physicians should consider melioidosis even in patients who haven't traveled to other countries, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a health alert. About 12 cases are reported annually in the US. The vast majority have been in people who traveled to places where the bacteria is endemic, including certain regions of Australia, Thailand, and Central and South America.Effective in weakened immune systems
Last year, four people came down with the disease even though none had traveled internationally. Officials blamed their illnesses on a contaminated aromatherapy spray imported from India.
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