News 2021
March 2021
Dr Annie Preston-Thomas from the Cairns based Tropical Public Health Services said there is no vaccine for melioidosis or leptospirosis that works in people, but there were simple steps everyone could follow to prevent their risk of infection. ...
There have been 17 cases of melioidosis, which is typically found in muddy waters, across the Cairns and Hinterland region since January 1. ...
June 2021
UH Manoa Professor Tung Hoang said they used the two proteins to create a vaccine and their study showed 100% effectiveness in mice. Unvaccinated mice died within five days, while 100% of vaccinated mice survived for at least one month, which was the duration of the study. Based on their finding, they submitted an application to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, which was selected for funding. ...
July 2021
August 2021
October 2021
The Maryland case, which occurred in 2019 and is described in a report published Sept. 27 in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, is unusual because the woman had never traveled outside the U.S. Her case is also the first in the world to be connected to a home aquarium. ...
October-November 2021
In October 2021, CDC identified B. pseudomallei, which causes melioidosis, in an aromatherapy spray that was found in the home of the Georgia patient. ...
December 2021
Poolbeg chief executive, Jeremy Skillington, said: "Melioidosis offers Poolbeg an opportunity to expand our portfolio of infectious disease assets, as promised at IPO. ... If we can take MelioVac through clinical development to phase II ready, it has the potential to generate significant returns for investors in the short-term while contributing to the global response to the threat of infectious diseases with an unmet medical need.” ...