Bacterium that can cause deadly infections found in U.S. soil and water for the first time

The bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei, was previously found only in Southern Asia, Africa and Australia. Infections can lead to a possibly fatal illness called melioidosis.

A potentially deadly type of bacterium previously found only in parts of Southern Asia, Africa or Australia has been detected for the first time in soil and water samples in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday.

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