Autochthonous melioidosis in humans, Madagascar, 2012 and 2013.

Authors :: Garin B
Djaomazala I
Dubois-Cauwelaert N
Raharimanga V
Ralison F
Herindrainy P
Andriamalala NC
Sarovich DS
Mayo M
Kaestli M
Currie BJ
Source :: Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2014 Oct; Vol. 20 (10), pp. 1739-41.
Publication Year :: 2014
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.