Melioidosis, a bacterial infection, was responsible for killing at least nine monkeys at a Hong Kong zoo, authorities said, as a further two died over the weekend, taking the total to 11 in the past ...

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In a recent study, researchers investigated the interactions between Pyricularia oryzae, the rice blast fungus, and the beneficial soil bacterium Streptomyces griseus. They found that P. oryzae ...

The cause of death was melioidosis-induced sepsis. “Melioidosis is transmitted through contact with contaminated soil and sewage not human-to-human or animals-to-humans … which may be related ...

A bacterial infection, melioidosis, has led to the deaths of at least 11 monkeys in a Hong Kong zoo, prompting the closure of part of the park. Investigations indicate contaminated soil as a possible ...

Nine monkeys from the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens died of sepsis after catching melioidosis ... this month required the digging up of soil near the monkeys' habitat.

Melioidosis has returned to the public spotlight after health authorities confirmed the disease caused the death of nine monkeys at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens. The disease ...

“The incubation period for melioidosis in primates is about a week and this matched with the period after the soil digging work,” he said. Edwin Tsui, the controller of the center, said the ...

The bacteria that cause melioidosis are found in soil and water, and people with open wounds can get infected through direct exposure to contaminated floodwater and mud, or by inhaling contaminated ...