ArticleEpidemiology and infection2018
Soil characteristics influencing the spatial distribution of melioidosis in Far North Queensland, Australia.
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- Identification of Environmental Determinants Involved in the Distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Southeast Asia using MaxEnt software.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2025Pooled it
- Interaction effects of physicochemical factors on the growth of Burkholderia pseudomallei in soil microcosms.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2026Article
- Rainfall-Driven Mobilisation of Clinically RelevantPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Exploring the Relationship between Melioidosis Morbidity Rate and Local Environmental Indicators Using Remotely Sensed Data.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Co-evolutionary Signals Identify Burkholderia pseudomallei Survival Strategies in a Hostile Environment.Molecular biology and evolution · 2022Article
- Risk factors for melioidosis in Udupi District, Karnataka, India, January 2017-July 2018.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
- Increased Incidence of Melioidosis in Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, 1998-2019.Emerging infectious diseases · 2021Article
- Melioidosis in the Torres Strait Islands, Australia: Exquisite Interplay between Pathogen, Host, and Environment.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2019Article
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Abstract
The environmental bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei, is responsible for the potentially fatal disease melioidosis. Factors responsible for the temporospatial distribution of cases are incompletely understood, although a combination of rainfall, groundwater levels and the physicochemical properties of soil are important. The distribution of culture-positive cases of melioidosis from 1996 to 2016 in Far North Queensland, Australia, was investigated to determine the association with different soil types and landforms in Cairns, the region's largest city. Cases were clustered on alluvial fan landforms of strongly bleached gradational textured and yellow massive gradational textured soils indicating these soils are more suitable for B. pseudomallei and risk of melioidosis infection is higher in these areas, cases were less frequent on other soil types on alluvial fan landforms (despite comparable population density) and beach ridges. This indicates that the combination of these soils might be more suitable for B. pseudomallei, increasing the risk of disease in these locations. Sociodemographic characterisics of the population in cluster locations were considered. Knowledge of local soil characteristics may help predict cases of melioidosis and inform public health strategies to prevent the disease. Because melioidosis case clusters were identified, testing for the presence of B. pseudomallei across the study area is a useful target of future research.
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