Table. Site characteristics and distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei at 8 sampling sites in Nigeria, 2019.
Site | Location | State | Place | Site characteristics | Sample holes positive for B. pseudomallei |
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A | Southwestern | Ogun | Lufoko | Rice field, dry | 0 |
B | Southwestern | Ogun | Ige | Rice field, dry | 0 |
C | Northwestern | Kebbi | Birnin Kebbi* | Rice field, moist | 4 |
D | Northwestern | Kebbi | Birnin Kebbi* | Rice field, moist | 1 |
E | Southwestern | Ogun | Sunmoge | Cattle, grassland next to river, moist | 0 |
F | Southeastern | Ebonyi | Abakaliki | Rice field and cassava crops, moist | 38 |
G | Southeastern | Ebonyi | Abakaliki | Rice swamp, wet | 1 |
H | Southeastern | Enugu | Nenwe | Rice field, moist | 14 |
*The sampling sites in Birnin Kebbi were located 3 km apart from each other. An overview of the geographic distribution of sampling sites for Burkholderia pseudomallei can be found in the Appendix.