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Volume 25, Number 10—October 2019
Dispatch

Melioidosis after Hurricanes Irma and Maria, St. Thomas/St. John District, US Virgin Islands, October 2017

Irene Guendel1, Lisa LaPlace Ekpo1, 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. EllisComments to Author 
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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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 surrounding by erythema and a focal area of induration. Scale bar indicates 1 cm.

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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1These authors contributed equally to this article.

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