Table 1 Sampled rivers and stations in Laos.

From: Rivers as carriers and potential sentinels for Burkholderia pseudomallei in Laos

River

Tributary of

Stations

Region

Geographical coordinates

B. pseudomallei

Latitude

Longitude

D

R

Mekong

S. China Sea

6

N

19.95601

102.24113

   

N*

17.89870

101.62397

   

S*

17.97276

102.50410

+

   

S*

17.39714

104.79999

+

   

S*

16.00503

105.42449

+

   

S

15.10721

105.79878

+

Nam Ou

Mekong

1

N

20.08642

102.26406

Nam Suang

Nam Pa

1

N

19.97931

102.24728

Nam Pa

Mekong

1

N

19.96049

102.28289

Nam Khan

Mekong

1

N

19.78600

102.18311

Houay Khan

Nam Khan

1

N

19.75995

102.18103

Houay Pano

Nam Khan

3

N

19.86034

102.17262

   

N

19.85903

102.17061

   

N

19.85263

102.16901

Nam Lik

Nam Ngum

1

N*

18.63280

102.28104

Nam Mi

Mekong

1

N*

17.91917

101.68856

Nam Ngum

Mekong

4

S*

18.52502

102.52631

   

S*

18.35581

102.57204

+

   

S*

18.20269

102.58588

+

   

S*

18.17879

103.05593

+

Nam Thon

Mekong

1

S*

18.09152

102.28159

+

Nam Sang

Mekong

1

S*

18.22284

102.14222

+

Nam Mang

Mekong

1

S*

18.37019

103.19846

+

Nam Gniep

Mekong

1

S*

18.41756

103.60217

+

Nam Xan

Mekong

1

S*

18.39523

103.65408

+

Nam Kading

Mekong

1

S*

18.32517

103.99924

+

Nam Hinboun

Mekong

1

S*

17.72699

104.56798

Nam Xot

Nam Theun

1(0)

S*

17.93148

105.13257

nd

Nam Theun

Mekong or Xe Bangfai

1(0)

S*

17.84229

105.05841

nd

Xe Bangfai

Mekong

3(1)

S*

17.49436

105.42959

nd

   

S*

17.41563

105.20320

nd

   

S*

17.07782

104.98496

+

Xe Banghieng

Mekong

1

S*

16.09804

105.37625

+

Xe Bangnouan

Mekong

1

S

16.00290

105.47937

+

+

Xe Don

Mekong

1

S

15.12390

105.80748

+

+

  1. Stations: number of sampled stations in the dry season (rainy season in brackets if different). Region: geographical classification based on38,39; stations marked * belong to the centre of Laos (reference: Department of Tourism Marketing, Ministry of Information, Laos). B. pseudomallei: presence of B. pseudomallei by at least one detection method in river water and/or sediment. N = north, S = south, D = dry season, R = rainy season, nd = no data. Flow direction depends on water level regulations of the Nam Theun dam lake. Geographical coordinates in degrees (WGS 1984) (dry season).