Cheng AC, Currie BJ, 2005. Melioidosis: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management. Clin Microbiol Rev 18: 383–416.
Stewart JD, Smith S, Binotto E, McBride WJ, Currie BJ, Hanson J, 2017. The epidemiology and clinical features of melioidosis in far North Queensland: implications for patient management. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 11: e0005411.
Young A, Tacon C, Smith S, Reeves B, Wiseman G, Hanson J, 2017. Case report: fatal pediatric melioidosis despite optimal intensive care. Am J Trop Med Hyg 97: 1691–1694.
Chaowagul W, White NJ, Dance DA, Wattanagoon Y, Naigowit P, Davis TM, Looareesuwan S, Pitakwatchara N, 1989. Melioidosis: a major cause of community-acquired septicemia in northeastern Thailand. J Infect Dis 159: 890–899.
Currie BJ, Jacups SP, 2003. Intensity of rainfall and severity of melioidosis, Australia. Emerg Infect Dis 9: 1538–1542.
Smith S, Hanson J, Currie BJ, 2018. Melioidosis: an Australian perspective. Trop Med Infect Dis 3: pii: E27.
Goodrick I, Todd G, Stewart J, 2018. Soil characteristics influencing the spatial distribution of melioidosis in far North Queensland, Australia. Epidemiol Infect 146: 1602–1607.
Hantrakun V, Rongkard P, Oyuchua M, Amornchai P, Lim C, Wuthiekanun V, Day NP, Peacock SJ, Limmathurotsakul D, 2016. Soil nutrient depletion is associated with the presence of Burkholderia pseudomallei. Appl Environ Microbiol 82: 7086–7092.
Kaestli M, Harrington G, Mayo M, Chatfield MD, Harrington I, Hill A, Munksgaard N, Gibb K, Currie BJ, 2015. What drives the occurrence of the melioidosis bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei in domestic gardens? PLoS Negl Trop Dis 9: e0003635.
Manivanh L et al. 2017. Burkholderia pseudomallei in a lowland rice paddy: seasonal changes and influence of soil depth and physico-chemical properties. Sci Rep 7: 3031.
Stanton D, Fell D, Gooding D, 2009. Vegetation Communities and Regional Ecosystems of the Torres Strait Islands. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: 3d Environmental Consulting.
Bureau of Meteorology, 2018. Monthly Climate Statistics for Thursday Island Township. Available at: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_027021.shtml. Accessed September 26, 2018.
Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016. Census QuickStats Torres Strat Island. Available at: http://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/LGA36960. Accessed October 5, 2018.
Leonard D, McDermott R, Odea K, Rowley KG, Pensio P, Sambo E, Twist A, Toolis R, Lowson S, Best JD, 2002. Obesity, diabetes and associated cardiovascular risk factors among Torres Strait Islander people. Aust N Z J Public Health 26: 144–149.
Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2014. Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey: Biomedical Results, 2012–13. Report No: 4727.0.55.003. Canberra, Australia: The Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Faa AG, Holt PJ, 2002. Melioidosis in the Torres Strait Islands of far North Queensland. Commun Dis Intell Q Rep 26: 279–283.
2018. Available at: http://www.ccdp.jcu.edu.au/projects/improving-diabetes-care-in-torres-strait. Accessed October 5, 2018.
Kaestli M, Grist EPM, Ward L, Hill A, Mayo M, Currie BJ, 2016. The association of melioidosis with climatic factors in Darwin, Australia: a 23-year time-series analysis. J Infect 72: 687–697.
Currie BJ, Kaestli M, 2016. Epidemiology: a global picture of melioidosis. Nature 529: 290–291.
Martiny JB et al. 2006. Microbial biogeography: putting microorganisms on the map. Nat Rev Microbiol 4: 102–112.
Baker A, Mayo M, Owens L, Burgess G, Norton R, McBride WJ, Currie BJ, Warner J, 2013. Biogeography of Burkholderia pseudomallei in the Torres Strait Islands of northern Australia. J Clin Microbiol 51: 2520–2525.
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Burkholderia pseudomallei, a bacterium that lives in the soil of the tropics, causes the disease melioidosis. This retrospective study investigated the temporospatial epidemiology of the 49 laboratory-confirmed melioidosis cases in the Torres Straits Islands of tropical Australia between 1997 and 2017. An identifiable risk factor for the disease was present in 43/49 (88%) cases and in 35/36 (97%) cases with complete clinical data. The mean incidence of melioidosis varied across the region, from 0/100,000 persons/year in the Eastern Island Cluster to 116.1/100,000 persons/year in the Near Western Island Cluster. An environmental suitability score for the growth of B. pseudomallei—constructed using the rainfall, vegetation, and soil type on each island—correlated with disease incidence (Spearman’s rho 0.51; P = 0.035). Melioidosis is an opportunistic disease that occurs in patients with specific risk factors, but its incidence is also strongly influenced by environmental factors that favor the growth of the causative organism.
Authors’ addresses: Allison J. Hempenstall, Thursday Island Hospital, Thursday Island, Australia, E-mail: allison.hempenstall@health.qld.gov.au. Simon Smith, Department of Medicine, Cairns Hospital, Cairns, Australia, E-mail: simon.smith2@health.qld.gov.au. David Stanton, 3D Environmental Consulting, Greenslopes, Australia, E-mail: davidstanton@3denvironmental.com.au. Josh Hanson, Department of Medicine, Cairns Hospital, Cairns, Australia, and The Kirby Institute, Sydney, Australia, E-mail: jhanson@kirby.unsw.edu.
Cheng AC, Currie BJ, 2005. Melioidosis: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management. Clin Microbiol Rev 18: 383–416.
Stewart JD, Smith S, Binotto E, McBride WJ, Currie BJ, Hanson J, 2017. The epidemiology and clinical features of melioidosis in far North Queensland: implications for patient management. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 11: e0005411.
Young A, Tacon C, Smith S, Reeves B, Wiseman G, Hanson J, 2017. Case report: fatal pediatric melioidosis despite optimal intensive care. Am J Trop Med Hyg 97: 1691–1694.
Chaowagul W, White NJ, Dance DA, Wattanagoon Y, Naigowit P, Davis TM, Looareesuwan S, Pitakwatchara N, 1989. Melioidosis: a major cause of community-acquired septicemia in northeastern Thailand. J Infect Dis 159: 890–899.
Currie BJ, Jacups SP, 2003. Intensity of rainfall and severity of melioidosis, Australia. Emerg Infect Dis 9: 1538–1542.
Smith S, Hanson J, Currie BJ, 2018. Melioidosis: an Australian perspective. Trop Med Infect Dis 3: pii: E27.
Goodrick I, Todd G, Stewart J, 2018. Soil characteristics influencing the spatial distribution of melioidosis in far North Queensland, Australia. Epidemiol Infect 146: 1602–1607.
Hantrakun V, Rongkard P, Oyuchua M, Amornchai P, Lim C, Wuthiekanun V, Day NP, Peacock SJ, Limmathurotsakul D, 2016. Soil nutrient depletion is associated with the presence of Burkholderia pseudomallei. Appl Environ Microbiol 82: 7086–7092.
Kaestli M, Harrington G, Mayo M, Chatfield MD, Harrington I, Hill A, Munksgaard N, Gibb K, Currie BJ, 2015. What drives the occurrence of the melioidosis bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei in domestic gardens? PLoS Negl Trop Dis 9: e0003635.
Manivanh L et al. 2017. Burkholderia pseudomallei in a lowland rice paddy: seasonal changes and influence of soil depth and physico-chemical properties. Sci Rep 7: 3031.
Stanton D, Fell D, Gooding D, 2009. Vegetation Communities and Regional Ecosystems of the Torres Strait Islands. Brisbane, Queensland, Australia: 3d Environmental Consulting.
Bureau of Meteorology, 2018. Monthly Climate Statistics for Thursday Island Township. Available at: http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_027021.shtml. Accessed September 26, 2018.
Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2016. Census QuickStats Torres Strat Island. Available at: http://quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/LGA36960. Accessed October 5, 2018.
Leonard D, McDermott R, Odea K, Rowley KG, Pensio P, Sambo E, Twist A, Toolis R, Lowson S, Best JD, 2002. Obesity, diabetes and associated cardiovascular risk factors among Torres Strait Islander people. Aust N Z J Public Health 26: 144–149.
Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2014. Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey: Biomedical Results, 2012–13. Report No: 4727.0.55.003. Canberra, Australia: The Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Faa AG, Holt PJ, 2002. Melioidosis in the Torres Strait Islands of far North Queensland. Commun Dis Intell Q Rep 26: 279–283.
2018. Available at: http://www.ccdp.jcu.edu.au/projects/improving-diabetes-care-in-torres-strait. Accessed October 5, 2018.
Kaestli M, Grist EPM, Ward L, Hill A, Mayo M, Currie BJ, 2016. The association of melioidosis with climatic factors in Darwin, Australia: a 23-year time-series analysis. J Infect 72: 687–697.
Currie BJ, Kaestli M, 2016. Epidemiology: a global picture of melioidosis. Nature 529: 290–291.
Martiny JB et al. 2006. Microbial biogeography: putting microorganisms on the map. Nat Rev Microbiol 4: 102–112.
Baker A, Mayo M, Owens L, Burgess G, Norton R, McBride WJ, Currie BJ, Warner J, 2013. Biogeography of Burkholderia pseudomallei in the Torres Strait Islands of northern Australia. J Clin Microbiol 51: 2520–2525.
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