CDC: Bacteria Causing Deadly Disease Found in U.S. Soil for First Time
The CDC has detected Burkholderia pseudomallei — a bacteria that can cause the rare and sometimes deadly melioidosis disease — in environmental samples along the Gulf Coast region. This marks the first time B. pseudomallei has been found on U.S. soil, but it’s likely the bacteria has been present since at least 2020, and modeling […]