Melioidosis as an emerging global problem

Acta Tropica

Volumn 74, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 115-119

  Dance, David A B ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Burkholderia pseudomallei; Emerging global problem; Melioidosis; Specific diagnosis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY;

BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CLIMATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MELIOIDOSIS; NONHUMAN; TRAVEL; TROPICAL DISEASE;

BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CAUSALITY; ENDEMIC DISEASES; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MELIOIDOSIS;

EID: 0033968267     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0001-706X(99)00059-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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