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https://dora.health.qld.gov.au/qldresearchjspui/handle/1/1636| Title: | Increased Incidence of Melioidosis in Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, 1998-2019 | Authors: | Smith, Simon Horne, Peter Hanson, Josh Fairhead, Lee Stewart, James Gair, Richard Rubenach, Sally |
Issue Date: | 2021 | Source: | Smith S, Horne P, Rubenach S, Gair R, Stewart J, Fairhead L, Hanson J. Increased Incidence of Melioidosis in Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, 1998-2019. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Dec;27(12):3119-3123. doi: 10.3201/eid2712.211302. PMID: 34808088; PMCID: PMC8632158. | Journal: | Emerging infectious diseases | Abstract: | During January 1998-December 2019, the annual incidence of melioidosis in Far North Queensland, Queensland, Australia, more than doubled. Because climate and prevalence of predisposing medical conditions remained stable during that time, we hypothesize that the increased incidence was caused by urban expansion and increased construction, resulting in greater exposure to Burkholderia pseudomallei. | Description: | Cairns & Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (CHHHS) affiliated authors: Simon Smith, James Stewart, Lee Fairhead, Josh Hanson. | DOI: | 10.3201/eid2712.211302 | Keywords: | Australia;Tropical medicine;Far North Queensland;weather;melioidosis;climate;bacteria;Burkholderia pseudomallei | Type: | Article |
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