{
  "id": 16513984,
  "title": "Melioidosis in India: a potentially deadly infection that may be going undetected",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/melioidosis-in-india-a-potentially-deadly-infection-that-may-be-going-16513984",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-25T19:31:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu Health",
    "slug": "the-hindu-health",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/melioidosis-in-india-a-potentially-deadly-infection-that-may-be-going-undetected/article71616567.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Melioidosis, a potentially deadly infection, may be undiagnosed in India according to a multicentre study. The study, conducted at 15 Indian tertiary-care centres between 2023 and 2025, found that one in 11 high-risk hospitalised adults had the disease. Nearly one in five confirmed patients died in hospital.",
  "summary": "A multicentre study found that nearly one in 11 high-risk hospitalised adults had melioidosis, with almost one in five confirmed patients dying in hospital. Gaps in diagnosis and national surveillance leave the true burden uncertain",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}