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Mystery of deadly US infections solved; aromatherapy spray at Walmart to blame

Enlarge / Burkholderia pseudomallei grown on sheep blood agar for 24 hours. B. pseudomallei is a Gram-negative aerobic bacteria, and it’s the causative agent of melioidosis. (credit: Getty | CDC/Larry Stauffer, Oregon State Public Health Laboratory) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday confirmed that an aromatherapy gemstone spray sold at Walmart is […]

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Two Americans Dead & More Infected With Rare Illness Never Before Seen In United States

Two Americans have died and two more are recovering from serious illness after being infected with melioidosis — a rare disease previously only seen sparingly in the tropical climates of South Asia and northern Australia. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the disease had never before been detected on contiguous American soil, but now, after […]

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4th person in US mysteriously stricken with deadly bacteria from South Asia

Enlarge / Burkholderia pseudomallei grown on sheep blood agar for 24 hours. B. pseudomallei is a Gram-negative aerobic bacteria, and it’s the causative agent of melioidosis. (credit: Getty | CDC/Courtesy of Larry Stauffer, Oregon State Public Health Laboratory ) A fourth person in a fourth US state has mysteriously contracted a deadly Southern Asian bacterium […]

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New, deadly bacteria may be lurking in US; CDC warns of three puzzling cases

Enlarge / Burkholderia pseudomallei grown on sheep blood agar for 24 hours. Burkholderia pseudomallei is a Gram-negative aerobic bacteria, and it’s the causative agent of melioidosis. (credit: Getty | CDC/Courtesy associated with Larry Stauffer, Oregon State Public Health Laboratory ) A deadly soil bacterium common in tropical and subtropical climates has mysteriously infected three people […]