Emerging Infectious Diseases (Oct 2014)

Autochthonous Melioidosis in Humans, Madagascar, 2012 and 2013

  • Benoit Garin,
  • Innocente Djaomazala,
  • Natasha Dubois-Cauwelaert,
  • Vaomalala Raharimanga,
  • Fidiarivony Ralison,
  • Perlinot Herindrainy,
  • Nivosoa C. Andriamalala,
  • Derek Sarovich,
  • Mark Mayo,
  • Mirjam Kaestli,
  • Bart J. Currie

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2010.131524
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 10
pp. 1735 – 1737

Abstract

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Melioidosis is an often fatal infectious disease affecting humans and animals in the tropics. Only sporadic cases have been reported from Africa and the Indian Ocean region. We describe 2 confirmed autochthonous cases of human melioidosis in Madagascar, both from novel genotypes of Burkholderia pseudomallei.

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