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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2101.140042
Personal Author:
Liu, Xiang ; Pang, Long ; Sim, Siew Hoon ; Goh, Kee Tai ; Ravikumar, Sharada ; ... More +
Liu, Xiang ; Pang, Long ; Sim, Siew Hoon ; Goh, Kee Tai ; Ravikumar, Sharada ; Win, Mar Soe ; Tan, Gladys ; Cook, Alex Richard ; Fisher, Dale ; Chai, Louis Yi Ann Less -
Description:
Soil has been considered the natural reservoir for the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, which causes melioidosis. We examined 550 melioidosis cases that occurred during a 10-year period in the highly urbanized city of Singapore, where soil exposure is rare, and found that rainfall and humidity levels were associated with disease incidence.
Subject:
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Association Of Melioidosis Incidence With Rainfall And Humidity, Singapore, 2003–2012
Bacteria
Burkholderia Pseudomallei
Climate
Dispatch
Humidity
Melioidosis
Rainfall
Rural
Singapore
Soil
Temperature
Urban
Weather

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 21(1):159-162.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:143d4e52471ee6b385bbee426034980640fc05d67db2b02460b583a58dff6fd1
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