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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:disease
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gptkbp:affects
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animals
humans
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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Whitmore's disease
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:neglected_tropical_disease
gptkb:zoonosis
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gptkbp:causedBy
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Burkholderia pseudomallei
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gptkbp:diagnosedBy
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blood culture
culture of pus or sputum
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gptkbp:endemicTo
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gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkb:Northern_Australia
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gptkbp:firstDescribed
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1912
Alfred Whitmore
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gptkbp:mortalityRate
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high if untreated
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gptkbp:notableOutbreaks
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Bangladesh 2022
Northern Australia annual wet season
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gptkbp:prevention
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avoid contact with soil and standing water in endemic areas
use of protective clothing
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gptkbp:riskFactor
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gptkb:diabetes_mellitus
alcoholism
immunosuppression
chronic kidney disease
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gptkbp:symptom
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gptkb:pneumonia
fever
septicemia
abscess formation
chronic infection
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gptkbp:transmission
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ingestion of contaminated water
contact with contaminated soil or water
inhalation of contaminated dust or water droplets
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gptkbp:treatment
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gptkb:meropenem
gptkb:trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
gptkb:ceftazidime
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Division_of_High-Consequence_Pathogens_and_Pathology
gptkb:Burkholderia
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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melioidosis
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