Melioidosis — United States
Introduction
————
Melioidosis is a bacterial infection caused by _Burkholderia pseudomallei_ (formerly known as _Pseudomonas pseudomallei_ or Whitmore’s bacillus), which is found in many tropical regions of the world (1). _B. pseudomallei_ has been designated as a Tier 1 overlap select agent, which can affect both humans and animals. Select agents have the potential to pose a severe threat to public, animal, or plant health or to animal or plant products (2). Identification of the
…
