Melioidosis in birds and burkholderia pseudomallei dispersal, Australia

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1310-1312

  Mattar, Salim ^a   Hampton, Vanya ^a   Kaestli, Mirjam ^a   Mayo, Mark ^a   Choy, Jodie Low ^a   Harrington, Glenda ^a   Richardson, Leisha ^a   Benedict, Suresh ^c   Noske, Richard ^b   Garnett, Stephen T ^b   Godoy, Daniel ^d   Spratt, Brian G ^d   Currie, Bart J ^a  

^a MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c Berrimah Veterinary Laboratories   (Australia)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ANIMAL TISSUE; AUSTRALIA; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BEAK; BURKHOLDERIA PSEUDOMALLEI; CLOACA; DISEASE CARRIER; DOVE; EMU; EPIDEMIC; FECES ANALYSIS; FINCH; LETTER; LIVER NODULE; MELIOIDOSIS; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; NONHUMAN; SPLEEN DISEASE; VARIABLE NUMBER OF TANDEM REPEAT;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; AUSTRALIA; BIRDS; BURKHOLDERIA MALLEI; CARRIER STATE; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ENDEMIC DISEASES; GLANDERS; LIVER; MULTILOCUS SEQUENCE TYPING; SPLEEN;

EID: 79959868056     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1707.100707     Document Type: Letter

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