Rapidly Progressing Melioidosis Outbreak in City Center Zoo, Hong Kong, 2024

作者：Christopher J. Brackman, Ivan Tak-Fai Wong, Allen S.L. Chan, Patrick H. Pun, Dorothy Hong-Ting Cheung, Anne C. N. Tse, Carlton Pak-Man Yuen, Pierra Y. Law, Wing-Yin Tam, Franklin Wang‐Ngai Chow, G. G. Siu, Thomas H. C. Sit · 发表于：Emerging infectious diseases · 年份：2025 · DOI：10.3201/eid3109.250823 · 被引用次数：3 · 研究领域：Burkholderia infections and melioidosis、Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes

In October 2024, twelve primates from 4 species died of sepsis at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens. Postmortem examinations and microbiological analyses confirmed Burkholderia pseudomallei infection. Phylogenetic analysis revealed a clonal sequence type 46 strain with minimal variation, signifying a single source. This outbreak highlights melioidosis risk in zoo settings.