Melioidosis after Hurricanes Irma and Maria, St. Thomas/St. John District, US Virgin Islands, October 2017
Irene Guendel
1, Lisa LaPlace Ekpo
1, Mary K. Hinkle, Cosme J. Harrison, David D. Blaney, Jay E. Gee, Mindy G. Elrod, Sandra Boyd, Christopher A. Gulvik, Lindy Liu, Alex R. Hoffmaster, Brett R. Ellis, Tai Hunte-Ceasar, and Esther M. Ellis
Author affiliations: Virgin Islands Department of Health, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, USA (I. Guendel, L. LaPlace Ekpo, C.J. Harrison, B.R. Ellis, T. Hunte-Ceasar, E.M. Ellis); Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA (M.K. Hinkle); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (D.D. Blaney, J.E. Gee, M.G. Elrod, S. Boyd, C.A. Gulvik, L. Liu, A.R. Hoffmaster)
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Figure. Cutaneous melioidosis lesion in case-patient 1 after Hurricanes Irma and Maria, St. Thomas/St. John District, US Virgin Islands, October 2017. This lesion was on the left anterior thigh and had a diameter of 2 cm. Shown is a tender, shallow, ulcer productive of purulent material surrounded by erythema and a focal area of induration. Scale bar indicates 1 cm.
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