Alfred Whitmore
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Major Alfred Whitmore (16 May 1876–1946) was an English pathologist who, together with C.S. Krishnaswami, identified Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis (also known as "Whitmore's disease"), in opium addicts in Rangoon in 1911. He differentiated it from Burkholderia mallei, the causative agent of glanders, by clinical and microbiological features.[1][2][3]
He was initially a Captain, and later a Major, in the Indian Medical Service. Later, he also became director of the Rangoon Medical School.[1][3]
Selected publications
[edit]- Whitmore, A.; Krishnaswami, C. S. (July 1912). "A Hitherto Undescribed Infective Disease in Rangoon". The Indian Medical Gazette. 47 (7): 262–267. ISSN 0019-5863. PMID 29005374.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Savelkoel, Jelmer; Dance, David A.B. (April 2024). "Alfred Whitmore and the Discovery of Melioidosis". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 30 (4). doi:10.3201/eid3004.230693.
- ^ Meunier, Yann A.; Hole, Michael; Shumba, Takudzwa; Swanner, B. J. (2013). Tropical Diseases: A Practical Guide for Medical Practitioners and Students. Oxford University Press USA. p. 163. ISBN 9780199997909.
- ^ a b Crawford, D. G. (2012). Roll of the Indian Medical Service 1615-1930. Vol. 2 (Reprint of 1930 version ed.). Andrews UK Limited. p. 529. ISBN 9781781502310.
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