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Melioidosis Outbreak after Typhoon, Southern Taiwan

Authors :
Wen-Chien Ko
Bruno Man-Hon Cheung
Hung-Jen Tang
Hsin-I Shih
Yeu-Jun Lau
Li-Rong Wang
Yin-Ching Chuang
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 13, Iss 6, Pp 896-896 (2007)
Publication Year :
2007
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2007.

Abstract

From July through September 2005, shortly after a typhoon, 40 cases of Burkholderia pseudomallei infection (melioidosis) were identified in southern Taiwan. Two genotypes that had been present in 2000 were identified by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Such a case cluster confirms that melioidosis is endemic to Taiwan.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
13
Issue :
6
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.739e3f9a6fa44bdfa892f500afcbc1fe
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1306.060646