@article{c4823e8bec8046c9b72490a3e83223f1,
title = "Presence of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Soil, Nigeria, 2019",
abstract = "Melioidosis, caused by the soil-dwelling bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, is predicted to be endemic in Nigeria but is only occasionally reported. This report documents the systematic identification of the presence of B. pseudomallei and B. thailandensis in the soil across multiple states in Nigeria.",
author = "Jelmer Savelkoel and Oladele, {Rita O.} and Ojide, {Chiedozie K.} and Peters, {Rebecca F.} and Notermans, {Daan W.} and Makinwa, {Justina O.} and {de Vries}, {Maaike C.} and Sunter, {Marion A. E.} and Matamoros, {S. bastien} and Nasiru Abdullahi and Unigwe, {Uche S.} and Akanmu, {Alani S.} and Wiersinga, {W. Joost} and Emma Birnie",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by an Amsterdam UMC PhD Scholarship to Jelmer Savelkoel in 2021 and a research grant from the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases to Emma Birnie in 2018. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2023 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved.",
year = "2023",
month = may,
day = "1",
doi = "https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2905.221138",
language = "English",
volume = "29",
pages = "1073--1075",
journal = "Emerging infectious diseases",
issn = "1080-6040",
publisher = "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)",
number = "5",
}