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    Tackle Deadly Melioidosis With Swift, Specialized Care - 7 month(s) ago

    The bacteria that causes melioidosis has been discovered in the continental US for the first time, and with a death rate as high as 50%, speedy expert care is essential, warns the CDC.

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      The bacteria that causes #melioidosis has been discovered in the continental US for the first time, and with a death rate as high as 50%, speedy expert care is essential, warns the CDC. https://t.co/25wbXGBuEN https://t.co/9s5ML8VrTR

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    Endemic Melioidosis in the United States - 1 year(s) ago

    Melioidosis from B pseudomallei is now locally endemic to the southern continental United States.

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      Rare #melioidosis disease bacterium endemic in southern continental United States: What healthcare providers need to know #infectiousdisease #publichealth #environmentalhealth #GulfCoast https://t.co/6k35ONwPUz

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    Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Oct 05, 2022 - 2 year(s) ago

    BARDA to fund development of antibiotic for melioidosisVenatorx Pharmaceuticals announced this week that it has received a contract from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to develop the combination antibiotic cefipime-taniborbactam for treatment of melioidosis.Under the terms of the agreement, Venatorx, of Malvern,…

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      RT @CIDRAP: STEWARDSHIP / RESISTANCE SCAN: Antibiotic for #melioidosis; Antibiotic prescribing in US preschoolers https://t.co/IrUrtoQSwZ…

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    Stewardship / Resistance Scan for Oct 05, 2022 - 2 year(s) ago

    BARDA to fund development of antibiotic for melioidosisVenatorx Pharmaceuticals announced this week that it has received a contract from the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to develop the combination antibiotic cefipime-taniborbactam for treatment of melioidosis.Under the terms of the agreement, Venatorx, of Malvern,…

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      STEWARDSHIP / RESISTANCE SCAN: Antibiotic for #melioidosis; Antibiotic prescribing in US preschoolers https://t.co/IrUrtoQSwZ #AMR #AntibioticStewardship

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    CDC alerts clinicians after finding bacteria that causes melioidosis in Gulf Coast - 2 year(s) ago

    For the first time, the CDC has identified the bacteria that causes melioidosis in domestic environmental samples in the Gulf Coast region of Mississippi. The agency is alerting health care providers across the United States to be aware of signs of the disease and the potential for more cases.

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      #CDC has identified the #bacteria that causes #melioidosis in domestic samples for the first time, and is alerting health care providers to be aware of the potential for more cases. More: https://t.co/97haVMJ1AH

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    Bacteria Behind Rare Disease Melioidosis Found in US for First Time - 2 year(s) ago

    For the first time, the CDC has identified in Mississippi dirt and water samples a bacteria that causes a rare and sometimes fatal disease called melioidosis, which is common in low-income tropical countries and one that scientists have been warning about for several years.

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      Bacteria that causes a rare and sometimes fatal disease called #melioidosis, which is common in low-income tropical countries, found in Mississippi along the Gulf Coast, @CDCgov confirms. https://t.co/wolz18cbAf https://t.co/jIFDJ3Sc67

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