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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
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Serological Evidence for Increased Human Exposure to Burkholderia pseudomallei following the Tsunami in Southern Thailand

Vanaporn Wuthiekanun,1 Wirongrong Chierakul,1 Jurairat Rattanalertnavee,2 Sayan Langa,1 Damrong Sirodom,2 Charnkij Wattanawaitunechai,2 Wut Winothai,2 Nicholas J. White,1,3 Nicholas Day,1,3 and Sharon J. Peacock1,3*

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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, 420/6 Rajvithi Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand. Phone: 66 2 354 9172. Fax: 66 2 354 9169. E-mail: sharon{at}tropmedres.ac.

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
Copyright © 2006, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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