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Synthesize evidence on the environmental persistence, climate-sensitive drivers, and global emergence of Burkholderia pseudomallei beyond traditionally endemic tropical regions.

August 14, 2026Zoonotic DiseasesOpen Access

Melioidosis Beyond the Tropics: Environmental Persistence, Climate-Sensitive Risk and Emerging One Health Challenges

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KKKoycho KoevTrakia University

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Narrative review demonstrates climate-sensitive expansion of Burkholderia pseudomallei in non-tropical environments, highlighting the need for graded One Health surveillance.

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Synthesize evidence on the environmental persistence, climate-sensitive drivers, and global emergence of Burkholderia pseudomallei beyond traditionally endemic tropical regions.
Conducted a structured narrative literature search across PubMed/MEDLINE, Europe PMC, Crossref, and publisher records for literature available up to June 2026.
Synthesized data from 44 DOI-verified sources into a qualitative evidence framework evaluating environmental detection, animal sentinels, and human case confirmation.
Burkholderia pseudomallei persists under nutrient limitation within soil and water microfoci, with bacterial mobilization and infection risk strongly linked to rainfall, flooding, and cyclones.
Robust assessment of geographic emergence requires distinguishing imported cases from autochthonous acquisition and environmental establishment, treating animal cases primarily as sentinels of shared environmental exposure.

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Koycho Koev (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ec71db70b84ec8b913468 https://doi.org/10.3390/zoonoticdis6030034

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Narrative review demonstrates climate-sensitive expansion of Burkholderia pseudomallei in non-tropical environments, highlighting the need for graded One Health surveillance.

Melioidosis Beyond the Tropics: Environmental Persistence, Climate-Sensitive Risk and Emerging One Health Challenges

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Melioidosis Beyond the Tropics: Environmental Persistence, Climate-Sensitive Risk and Emerging One Health Challenges

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