Melioidosis in Mauritius

Issack, Mohammad Iqbal; Bundhun, Chundr Dutt; Gokhool, Hemraj

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Melioidosis in Mauritius

Published Date:

Jan 2005

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 11(1):139-140.

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Issack, Mohammad Iqbal ; Bundhun, Chundr Dutt ; Gokhool, Hemraj ;

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We report the first case of human melioidosis from Mauritius, where Burkholderia pseudomallei has never been isolated. The patient was immunocompromised, had never traveled abroad, and had a history of regular exposure to mud. She became ill at a time when rainfall was higher than the monthly average.

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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