Soil fever The forgotten disease of melioidosis

J. Savelkoel

Soil fever The forgotten disease of melioidosis

J. Savelkoel

Research output: PhD Thesis › Phd-Thesis - Research and graduation internal

Abstract

Soil fever or melioidosis is a (sub)tropical infectious disease caused by the environmental bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. The aim of this thesis is provide epidemiological, clinical, anthropological, and policy-relevant insights into melioidosis. First, the history of melioidosis and its global disease burden are reviewed. Although first recognized >100 years ago, melioidosis remains so neglected that it is not recognized by the World Health Organization (WHO) as

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	Universiteit van Amsterdam
Supervisors/Advisors	Wiersinga, Willem, Supervisor Roelofs, Joris, Supervisor Birnie, Emma, Co-supervisor
Award date	26 Jun 2026
Print ISBNs	9789065260819
Publication status	Published - 2026

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Soil fever The forgotten disease of melioidosis

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