To our knowledge, environmental isolation of Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, from the continental United States has not been reported. We report a case of melioidosis in a Texas resident. Genomic analysis indicated that the isolate groups with B. pseudomallei isolates from patients in the same region, suggesting possible endemicity to this region.
Keywords: Burkholderia pseudomallei; Maness T; Marinova-Petkova A; Ocampo J; Rodriguez G; Strysko J; Suggested citation for this article: Cossaboom CM; Texas; United States; United States. Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Jun [date cited]. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2606.190975; autochthonous; bacteria; emerging pathogen; endemicity; et al. Melioidosis in a resident of Texas with no recent travel history; melioidosis; travel history; zoonoses.