Serologic Evidence of Exposure to Burkholderia pseudomallei, Nigeria

Jelmer Savelkoel; Gabriel E. Wagner; Chiedozie K. Ojide; Katrin Frankenfeld; Anne Rudloff; Susanna J. Dunachie; Michaela Lipp; W. Joost Wiersinga; Ivo Steinmetz; Emma Birnie; Rita O. Oladele

doi:10.3201/eid3201.251113

Serologic Evidence of Exposure to Burkholderia pseudomallei, Nigeria

Jelmer Savelkoel^*
, Gabriel E. Wagner
, Chiedozie K. Ojide
, Katrin Frankenfeld
, Anne Rudloff
, Susanna J. Dunachie
, Michaela Lipp
, W. Joost Wiersinga
, Ivo Steinmetz
, Emma Birnie
, Rita O. Oladele

^*Corresponding author for this work

University of Amsterdam
Medical University of Graz
Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki
Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital
Forschungszentrum für Medizintechnik und Biotechnologie GmbH (FZMB)
Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
University of Oxford
University of Lagos
Lagos University Teaching Hospital

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Melioidosis is an underreported cause of community-acquired pneumonia and sepsis in Nigeria. We conducted a cross-sectional study using a Burkholderia pseudomallei protein microarray in 500 healthy participants from Nigeria. We observed a serologic response supportive of past exposure to the causative agent of melioidosis in 30% of study participants.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	156-158
Number of pages	3
Journal	Emerging infectious diseases
Volume	32
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3201.251113
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2026

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Serologic Evidence of Exposure to Burkholderia pseudomallei, Nigeria

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