Case Report: Six New Cases of Melioidosis in the Indian Ocean Region: Comoros, Madagascar, Reunion Island.

Amélie Renou, Guillaume Miltgen, Renaud Blondé, Fanny Jean, Jérôme Allyn, Nicolas Allou

The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2020 Nov

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Melioidosis is an emerging disease caused by the environmental Gram-negative bacillus Burkholderia pseudomallei. Melioidosis has been reported to be endemic mainly in northern Australia and Southeast Asia. Here, we report the first two cases of melioidosis on the Comorian island of Mayotte. We also describe four cases that occurred over a short period of time in patients who had traveled between Mayotte, Madagascar, and Reunion Island.

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Amélie Renou, Guillaume Miltgen, Renaud Blondé, Fanny Jean, Jérôme Allyn, Nicolas Allou. Case Report: Six New Cases of Melioidosis in the Indian Ocean Region: Comoros, Madagascar, Reunion Island. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene. 2020 Nov;103(5):1844-1845