Rapeephan R. MaudeRichard J. MaudeAniruddha GhoseMd Robed AminMd Belalul IslamMohammad AliMd Shafiqul BariMd Ishaque MajumderVanaporn WuthiekananArjen M. DondorpRobin L. BaileyNicholas P J DayM. Abul FaizMahidol UniversityChurchill HospitalChittagong Medical CollegeDhaka Medical CollegeComilla Medical CollegeShaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical CollegeSylhet MAG Osmani Medical CollegeSir Salimullah Medical CollegeLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine2018-06-112018-06-112012-09-01Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Vol.106, No.9 (2012), 576-57818783503003592032-s2.0-84864806102https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/14279Melioidosis (. Burkholderia pseudomallei infection) has yet to be demonstrated systematically in Bangladesh. A prospective, cross-sectional serological survey was conducted in 2010 at six Bangladeshi hospitals. Age, gender, occupation and residential address were recorded. Of 1244 patients, 359 (28.9%) were positive for . B. pseudomallei by indirect haemagglutination assay. Farmers had an increased risk of seropositivity (risk ratio. =. 1.4, 95% CI 1.0-1.8; p. =. 0.03). There was no clear geographic clustering of seropositives. Melioidosis should be considered as a possible cause of febrile illness in Bangladesh. Further studies are needed to establish the incidence of clinical disease and distribution of environmental risk. © 2012 Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.Mahidol UniversityImmunology and MicrobiologyMedicineArticleSCOPUS10.1016/j.trstmh.2012.06.003