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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, January 2006, p. 239-240, Vol. 44, No. 1
0095-1137/06/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.44.1.239-240.2006
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Serological Evidence for Increased Human Exposure to Burkholderia pseudomallei following the Tsunami in Southern Thailand

Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand,¹ Takuapa General Hospital, Phangnga, Thailand,² Center for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Oxford, Churchill Hospital, Oxford OX3 7LJ, United Kingdom³

Received 15 July 2005/ Returned for modification 25 September 2005/ Accepted 9 October 2005

A serological study was performed to determine recent human exposure to Burkholderia pseudomallei (the cause of melioidosis) in residents of southern Thailand affected by the tsunami of 26 December 2004. The findings were suggestive of increased recent exposure in both tsunami survivors and uninjured bystanders. Survivors of the Thailand tsunami may be at increased risk of melioidosis.

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