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Vietnam’s Dak Lak reports another death due to Whitmore’s disease

Vietnam’s Dak Lak reports another death due to Whitmore’s disease

Vietnam News 10:21 13/09/2025

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Dak Lak Province, Vietnam on Friday confirmed a third death this year caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, the bacterium that triggers the dangerous Whitmore’s disease.

Brothers die of Whitmore's Disease in Hanoi

Brothers die of Whitmore's Disease in Hanoi

Vietnam News 15:00 19/11/2019

The brothers, aged one and five, passed away less than a week after being diagnosed with the disease