Presence of B. thailandensis and B. thailandensis expressing B. pseudomallei-like capsular polysaccharide in Thailand, and their associations with serological response to B. pseudomallei.
Viriya HantrakunJanjira ThaipadungpanitPatpong RongkardPrapaporn SrilohasinPremjit AmornchaiSayan LanglaMavuto MukakaNarisara ChantratitaVanaporn WuthiekanunDavid A B DanceNicholas P J DaySharon J PeacockDirek LimmathurotsakulPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2018)
This is the first report of BTCV in Thailand. The presence of B. pseudomallei and B. thailandensis in the same field was not uncommon. Our findings suggest that IHA positivity of healthy rice farmers in Thailand is associated with the presence of B. pseudomallei in rice fields rather than B. thailandensis or BTCV.
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