Burkholderia pseudomallei Sequence Type 46 Transmission from Asia to Australia

• DOI: 10.3201/eid3102.241385
• Publication Date: 2025-01-17T21:03:10Z
• Authors: Ella M. Meumann; Mirjam Kaestli; Jessica R. Webb; Vanessa Rigas; Celeste Woerle; Mark Mayo; Bart J. Currie
• Keywords: Burkholderia pseudomallei; Melioidosis; Sequence (biology)

Melioidosis is caused by the environmental pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei. Among 1,331 patients with melioidosis during 1989-2023 in Darwin Prospective Study Australia, we identified 6 locally acquired cases B. pseudomallei sequence type 46. Because of global transmission and expansion endemicity, clinicians should increase awareness melioidosis.