Fig 1.
Map of the Katherine region of northern Australia.
NT = Northern Territory. Map adapted from https://www.lgant.asn.au/councils-2/.
Fig 2.
Monthly total rainfall and melioidosis cases in Katherine 1997–1998, and median total rainfall and melioidosis cases in Katherine 1991–2020.
Table 1.
Melioidosis cases in the Katherine region.
Fig 3.
Clinical and radiologic images of melioidosis cases in the Katherine region.
(A) Cutaneous melioidosis; (B) Cutaneous melioidosis; (C) Non-fatal bacteremic melioidosis pneumonia; (D) Fatal bacteremic melioidosis pneumonia; (E) Computed tomography scan demonstrating a liver abscess; (F) Magnetic resonance imaging scan demonstrating osteomyelitis of the femur. Photos taken by Prof Bart Currie.
Table 2.
Katherine flood-associated melioidosis cases.
Fig 4.
Midpoint-rooted maximum-likelihood phylogeny of clinical and environmental B. pseudomallei genomes from the Katherine region.
Nodes with approximate likelihood ratio >95 and ultrafast bootstrap >95 are marked with a black circle. Scale bar indicates substitutions/site.