Melioidosis in Si Sa Ket Model: Risk Factors with Prevention and Control

Melioidosis is a communicable disease caused by the gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, usually found in soil, water, and mammals. This highly prevalent Southeast Asia Northern Australia. The transmission spreads through percutaneous inoculation, inhalation, or ingestion, which challenging to diagnose treat. Therefore, researcher’s findings on prevalence of incidence 2019 one province area Northeast Thailand showed that distribution disease-infected males was 67.9% with ages between 45-54 years ordinally infecting Thais 98.8%, those engaged agriculture 52.6 %, low health literacy at 32.6%. According an analysis factors affecting prevalence, sample 265 patients diagnosed IHA/IFA 2018-2019..