Autochthonous Melioidosis in Humans, Madagascar, 2012 and 2013

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 pseu...

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Autores principales: Garin, Benoit, Djaomazala, Innocente, Dubois-Cauwelaert, Natasha, Raharimanga, Vaomalala, Ralison, Fidiarivony, Herindrainy, Perlinot, Andriamalala, Nivosoa C., Sarovich, Derek S., Mayo, Mark, Kaestli, Mirjam, Currie, Bart J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4193270/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25272365
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2010.131524
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Sumario: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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