On the Environmental Presence of Burkholderia pseudomallei in South-Central Ghana
Abstract
We present the first confirmation of the presence of B. pseudomallei in the environment of Ghana. This study will bring attention to a disease with the potential to cause significant morbidity and mortality in Ghana, but which has gone completely unrecognized until this point.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Jun 28, 2022
- Source ID
- 10.1128/aem.00600-22
Entities
People
- Alex Owusu-ofori
- Chris Oppong
- Danielle V. Clark
- David Paul AuCoin
- Emmanuel Quainoo
- George Oduro
- Isaac Boakye
- Kevin L Schully
- Lourens Robberts
- Paul K. A. Dartey
- Thomas K. Gyampomah
Organizations
- Defense Health Agency
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
- Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
- Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- University of Nevada, Reno