TY - JOUR AU - Garin, Benoit AU - Djaomazala, Innocente AU - Dubois-Cauwelaert, Natasha AU - Raharimanga, Vaomalala AU - Ralison, Fidiarivony AU - Herindrainy, Perlinot AU - Andriamalala, Nivosoa AU - Sarovich, Derek AU - Mayo, Mark AU - Kaestli, Mirjam AU - Currie, Bart T1 - Autochthonous Melioidosis in Humans, Madagascar, 2012 and 2013 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2014 VL - 20 IS - 10 SP - 1735 SN - 1080-6059 AB - 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. KW - Melioidosis KW - human case KW - Burkholderia pseudomallei KW - Madagascar KW - Africa KW - Indian Ocean KW - MLST KW - bacteria DO - 10.3201/eid2010.131524 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/10/13-1524_article ER - End of Reference