Human Melioidosis, Malawi, 2011

A case of human melioidosis caused by a novel sequence type of Burkholderia pseudomallei occurred in a child in Malawi, southern Africa. A literature review showed that human cases reported from the continent have been increasing.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Thembi Katangwe, Janet Purcell, Naor Bar-Zeev, Brigitte Denis, Jacqui Montgomery, Maaike Alaerts, Robert Simon Heyderman, David A.B. Dance, Neil Kennedy, Nicholas Feasey, Christopher Alan Moxon
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-06-01
Subjects:	Melioidosis Burkholderia pseudomallei Africa osteomyelitis pediatrics infant
Online Access:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/6/12-0717_article

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