1912年Whitmore和Krishnaswami首次报道了这一人和动物的传染病一类鼻疽病。随后Stanton和Fletchef对类鼻疽进行了进一步的研究,并将该病命名为“Melioidosis”,意思是“类似瘟疫的疾病”。 类鼻疽病的致病菌为类鼻疽假单胞杆菌Pseudomonas pseudomallei,该菌疫源地主要在北纬 Whitmore and Krishnaswami first reported on this human and animal infectious disease in 1912 as a glanders disease. Subsequently, Stanton and Fletchef conducted further studies on the type of glanders and named the disease “Melioidosis,” meaning “a disease similar to the plague.” Pathogenic bacteria of glanders are Pseudomonas pseudomallei, the source of which is mainly in the north latitude