Four hand soap formulas were recalled due to possible contamination with Burkholderia cepacia complex, a bacteria that may pose health risks. Here’s what to know.

DermaRite Industries, based in North Bergen, New Jersey, is voluntarily recalling some of its soap after the company tested the wipes and found a bacteria called Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia ...

The bacterium in question, burkholderia pseudomallei, is widespread throughout Southeast Asia and northern Australia, infecting humans and animals via contaminated soil and water entering the ...

Members of the Burkholderia genus can be found in soil and water around the world. You’ve likely been exposed to these bacteria at some point in your life but may have never noticed any symptoms.

Before this year, previous hunts by public health officials had failed to turn up evidence of Burkholderia pseudomallei living in U.S. soil outside of Puerto Rico.

The bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei are almost never found in the United States; rather, they're generally found in contaminated soil or water in parts of South and Southeast Asia.

The uncommon bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei have been found in the U.S. environment for the first time, according to health officials. The bacteria can cause a potentially deadly illness known ...

Burkholderia pseudomalleiinfection can present with such a diverse array of clinical symptoms thatB. pseudomallei is known as the 'great mimicker'. Here, current knowledge of B. pseudomallei ...

Burkholderia pseudomallei, a bacteria present in soil and water in tropical regions, can cause Melioidosis, a lung infection that may result in pneumonia or sepsis, and has a mortality rate of up ...

Burkholderia pseudomalle, a deadly bacteria with a roughly 50 percent fatality rate worldwide, has made its way to the US Gulf Coast, where it has been declared endemic by the CDC.