Outbreak of melioidosis in a highly urbanized area

In 2022, an outbreak of melioidosis occurred at a highly urbanized district (the SSP district) in Hong Kong. There was a 5-fold increase in cases compared to the average number of cases in the preceding years, with the SSP district accounting for 71.1% of the cases. A total of 568 environmental spec...

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Published in:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Main Authors: Kelvin Hei-Yeung Chiu, Xin Li, Shuk-Ching Wong, Jonathan Hon-Kwan Chen, Alan Ka-Lun Tsang, Betsy Wai-Ka Chan, Rosana Wing-Shan Poon, Cyril Chik-Yan Yip, Sally Sau-Man Leung, Simon Yung-Chun So, Tiffany Didik, Michael Yuey-Zhun Ng, Tsz-Yung Hui, Edwin Kwan-Yeung Chiu, Peter Wai-Ching Wong, Hoi-Kei Wong, Sally Cheuk-Ying Wong, David Christopher Lung, Shuk-Kwan Chuang, Albert Ka-Wing Au, Janice Yee-Chi Lo, Kwok-Yung Yuen, Vincent Chi-Chung Cheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
Subjects:
Melioidosis
outbreak
water
Burkholderia pseudomallei
water chlorination
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22221751.2025.2539194

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