Melioidosis Disease

17 Mar 2025

Melioidosis Disease

A recent study Environmental mapping has revealed that melioidosis disease in Odisha has clear seasonality, with infections peaking during and after the monsoon season.

  • The study linked melioidosis cases with environmental conditions, particularly rainfall, temperature, cloud cover, and solar radiation.

About Melioidosis

  • It is Bacterial Infectious Disease also sometimes called  ‘Whitmore’s disease’.
  • Causing Agent:  Burkholderia pseudomallei;  
  • ‘Bacteria found in soil and water’.
    • B. pseudomallei lives in  Surface water (streams, rivers, lakes) and soil, mostly in tropical or subtropical areas.
  • Prevalence: Endemic in Southeast Asia, northern Australia, much of the Indian subcontinent, southern China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.
  • Transmission:  Both humans and animals can get melioidosis, but people can’t get it from animals. 
  • Mode of transmission: Inhalation, ingestion, or direct contact with contaminated soil or water.
  • Environmental factors influencing disease spread:
    • High rainfall increases exposure to contaminated water and soil.
    • Temperature and humidity create favorable conditions for bacterial survival.
    • Cloud cover and reduced solar radiation may help bacteria persist longer
    • In areas where it’s more commonly found → Melioidosis usually affects adults 40 to 60 years old with certain underlying conditions → Children under 15 rarely get melioidosis.
  • Treatment:  It can be treated with antibiotics. 

What is Environmental Mapping?

  • Environmental mapping can refer to both a computer graphics technique simulating reflections and a broader practice of mapping environmental data for analysis, public participation, and environmental management.
  • In the Short Field of cartographic sciences dedicated to mapping environmental processes and phenomena.

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