Melioidosis: Important Neglected Zoonosis and Their Presence in Animal in Indonesia, Handling Constraints and Solutions

Melioidosis is a zoonosis caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, saprophyte bacteria that widely found in environment. This causes various animal species with clinical manifestations vary depending on species, but generally fever, depression, weight loss, respiratory sign, lameness, swelling of joints, and potentially death. The incidence humans has been reported many countries it estimated every year there are 20,038 cases mortality rate 51%. In contrary, have not reports animals world, due to well known, limited diagnostic techniques laboratory facilities identifying disease correctly. presence Indonesia yet known. paper discusses animals, etiological agent, epidemiology, modes transmission, manifestations, diagnosis prevention their constraints solutions.