Unmasking melioidosis: Collaborative research needed to understand alarming global spread of the bacteria

What do hurricanes, military equipment, aromatherapy oil and a pet raccoon have in common?

According to a new review led by Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies), all have been linked with cases of melioidosis, a potentially fatal disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, as part of tracking the global spread of the disease. ...