The CDC issued a warning about a deadly bacteria that can kill up to 50 percent of people it infects, saying that it has been declared endemic along the U.S. Gulf Coast.
The CDC confirmed three cases of Burkholderia pseudomallei, otherwise known as B. pseudomallei, which can cause the potentially deadly condition known as melioidosis if not treated. The most recent case occurred in Mississippi in January of this year, while two others were confirmed in the same Mississippi county in May and July 2020.
