Tulane University: Vaccine Could Be First to Prevent Deadly Emerging Tropical Disease
December 19, 2025
December 19, 2025
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 19 (TNSjou) -- Tulane University issued the following news release:
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Vaccine could be first to prevent deadly emerging tropical disease
Melioidosis is a little-known tropical disease now seen as an emerging global public health threat. The disease is caused by bacteria that live in soil and groundwater, and no vaccine exists to prevent infection, which can rapidly cause life-threatening pneumonia or sepsis.
Now . . .
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Vaccine could be first to prevent deadly emerging tropical disease
Melioidosis is a little-known tropical disease now seen as an emerging global public health threat. The disease is caused by bacteria that live in soil and groundwater, and no vaccine exists to prevent infection, which can rapidly cause life-threatening pneumonia or sepsis.
Now . . .