Autochthonous melioidosis in humans, Madagascar, 2012 and 2013

Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Oct;20(10):1739-41. doi: 10.3201/eid2010.131524.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Humans
  • Madagascar / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Melioidosis / drug therapy
  • Melioidosis / epidemiology*
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents