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

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

We report 2 cases of melioidosis in women with diabetes admitted to an emergency department in the US Virgin Islands during October 2017. These cases emerged after Hurricanes Irma and Maria and did not have a definitively identified source. Poor outcomes were observed when septicemia and pulmonary i...

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Main Authors: Irene Guendel, Lisa LaPlace Ekpo, 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, Esther M. Ellis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
melioidosis
natural disaster
hurricanes
emerging infectious disease
public health
US Virgin Islands
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/10/18-0959_article

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