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Article: Melioidosis in New Caledonia.
- Article from:
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Article date:
- October 1, 2005
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Recognized melioidosis-endemic areas are widening. In the South Pacific, melioidosis is endemic in New Caledonia, northern Australia, and Papua New Guinea, We report the first 4 documented cases of human melioidosis from New Caledonia, Molecular typing of 2 Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates suggests a link to Australian strains.
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Melioidosis, a tropical disease endemic in areas of Southeast Asia and northern Australia (1), is caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, an environmental bacterium that lives in soil and surface water (2). This disease is increasingly recognized as an emerging problem because it is more often recognized and identified. ...