Deadly bacteria found on MS coast

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wednesday that a deadly bacteria has been found in environmental samples on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The discovery of the bacteria is the first in the United States. According to a CDC press release, a person on the coast was diagnosed with melioidosis in 2020, a rare disease caused by a bacteria known as Burkholderia pseudomallei. A second person living in close geographic proximity was diagnosed with the disease in 2022. The cases prompted state health officials and the CDC to take samples and test household products, soil and water in and around both patients’ homes, with permission. The bacteria was found in samples of soil and standing water. (Source: Clarion Ledger 07/27/22) Mississippi Gulf Coast: Bacteria that causes melioidosis found (hattiesburgamerican.com)