The events that followed the WA melioidosis outbreak of 1997 reviewed by the team that kept an eye on the issue ever since
Words of wisdom
September 25, 2010 By 2 Comments
It’s time for a bit of new thinking on how we cast blame for a specific disease on a specific microorganism. Here are some pointers for those studying towards the MSc in Microbiology & Infectious Diseases. Internal & external links are provided to supplement your own ideas.
Sinister soils
August 9, 2010 By 1 Comment
Melioidosis is a potentially fatal tropical, soil-borne infection prevalent in Northern Australia, Southeast Asia and other parts of the intertropical zone. Though relatively uncommon in Australia, agriculture, mining and the effects of climate change are expected to affect the epidemiology of melioidosis. Improved methods for targeted environmental surveillance for Burkholderia pseudomallei, the bacterial cause of melioidosis, is urgently needed.
Melioidosis treatment
April 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment
An update on how to treat melioidosis has just been posted by one of the open-source, on-line journals. This article provides a handy summary of current treatment options in a Table, dividing treatment into three phases of infection: 0, 1 and 2.
