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In July 2022, CDC scientists discovered that Burkholderia pseudomallei, the bacterium that causes the rare disease melioidosis, is now locally endemic to the southern continental United States. Melioidosis is significant: Globally, it's fatal in up to half of people infected, and as a nationally notifiable disease in the United States, melioidosis should always be reported to state health departments and CDC.
Julia K. Petras, MSPH1,2; Mindy G. Elrod2; Maureen Ty, PhD3; Pratistha Adams, MSc4; Dan Zahner4; Adam Adams4; M. Worth Calfee, PhD4; Christine Tomlinson, PhD4; Shannon Serre, PhD4; Shawn Ryan, PhD4; Elise Jakabhazy4; Jay E. Gee, PhD2; Zachary Weiner, PhD2; William A. Bower, MD2; Maria E. Negron, DVM, PhD2; Alex R.
Disclosure forms provided by the authors are available with the full text of this article at NEJM.org. Drs. Gee and Bower contributed equally to this article. The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by the authors do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), or the authors’ affiliated institutions.
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