Multistate Outbreak of Melioidosis Associated with Imported Aromatherapy Spray
Jay E. Gee, William A. Bower, Amber Kunkel, Julia Petras, Jenna Gettings, Maria Bye, Melanie Firestone, Mindy G. Elrod, Lindy Liu, David D. Blaney, Allison Zaldivar, Chelsea Raybern, Farah S. Ahmed, Heidi Honza, Shelley Stonecipher, Briana J. O’Sullivan, Ruth Lynfield, Melissa Hunter, Skyler Brennan, Jessica Pavlick, Julie Gabel, Cherie Drenzek, Rachel Geller, Crystal Lee, Jana M. Ritter, Sherif R. Zaki, Christopher A. Gulvik, W. Wyatt Wilson, Elizabeth Beshearse, Bart J. Currie, Jessica R. Webb, Zachary P. Weiner, María E. Negrón, Alex R. Hoffmaster
Abstract
that was linked to an aromatherapy spray product imported from a melioidosis-endemic area.
Topics & Concepts
MelioidosisOutbreakMedicineBurkholderia pseudomalleiCluster (spacecraft)DiseaseSubtropicsEnvironmental healthVeterinary medicineEpidemiologyTropical diseaseAmazon rainforestPneumoniaInfectious disease (medical specialty)Burkholderia infections and melioidosisSubcritical and Supercritical Water ProcessesInfections and bacterial resistance