August 30, 2016 SPADA Meeting Book

Background

Burkholderia pseudomallei

• Tier 1 Select Agent

• Causes disease melioidosis • Aerobic, gram-negative bacillus • Naturally in water and soil in endemic areas • Opportunistic pathogen • Causes human and animal disease • Incubation period: 1 to 21 days, mean of 9 days • Can be latent for decades before causing illness

Background

• Improvements in rapid detection are desirable • A uniform panel of isolates will allow  standardization to better compare analytical test  results