类鼻疽(Melioidosis)是人兽共患疾病,病原为类鼻疽菌(Pseudomonas pseudomallei)。1912年于缅甸首次发现该菌,主要分布在东南亚和澳洲北部等热带地区。蒋豫图、谢昕等学者曾根据我国南方的地理景观预言有本菌存在。1974年,为了解决海南岛军马对鼻疽菌素的非特异性反应问题,我们开始着手研究本病。此后又作了一系列调查研究,现将有关研究结果和进展情况报告如下。 Melioidosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Pseudomonas pseudomallei. The bacteria were first discovered in Myanmar in 1912, mainly in tropical regions such as Southeast Asia and northern Australia. Jiang Yu-tsu, Xie Xin and other scholars have predicted the presence of this fungus according to the geographical landscape in southern China. In 1974, in order to solve the non-specific reaction of Hainan Island army to glanders, we started to study the disease. Since then a series of investigations and studies have been made. The findings and progress of the research are reported as follows.