Melioidosis in a Tropical City State, Singapore

The incidence of melioidosis in Singapore decreased during 1998–2007, with the exception of the first quarter of 2004. After heavy rainfalls, an increase in pneumonic cases with a high case-fatality rate was detected. We show that melioidosis has the potential to reemerge following adverse climate e...

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Autores principales: Lo, Tong Jen, Ang, Li Wei, James, Lyn, Goh, Kee Tai
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2866399/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19861063
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1510.090246
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author Lo, Tong Jen
Ang, Li Wei
James, Lyn
Goh, Kee Tai
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description The incidence of melioidosis in Singapore decreased during 1998–2007, with the exception of the first quarter of 2004. After heavy rainfalls, an increase in pneumonic cases with a high case-fatality rate was detected. We show that melioidosis has the potential to reemerge following adverse climate events.
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spelling pubmed-28663992010-05-11 Melioidosis in a Tropical City State, Singapore Lo, Tong Jen Ang, Li Wei James, Lyn Goh, Kee Tai Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch The incidence of melioidosis in Singapore decreased during 1998–2007, with the exception of the first quarter of 2004. After heavy rainfalls, an increase in pneumonic cases with a high case-fatality rate was detected. We show that melioidosis has the potential to reemerge following adverse climate events. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-10 /pmc/articles/PMC2866399/ /pubmed/19861063 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1510.090246 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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Lo, Tong Jen
Ang, Li Wei
James, Lyn
Goh, Kee Tai
Melioidosis in a Tropical City State, Singapore
title Melioidosis in a Tropical City State, Singapore
title_full Melioidosis in a Tropical City State, Singapore
title_fullStr Melioidosis in a Tropical City State, Singapore
title_full_unstemmed Melioidosis in a Tropical City State, Singapore
title_short Melioidosis in a Tropical City State, Singapore
title_sort melioidosis in a tropical city state, singapore
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2866399/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19861063
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1510.090246
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