Melioidosis in New Caledonia

Emerg Infect Dis. 2005 Oct;11(10):1607-9. doi: 10.3201/eid1110.050823.

Abstract

Recognized melioidosis-endemic areas are widening. In the South Pacific, melioidosis is endemic in New Caledonia, northern Australia, and Papua New Guinea. We report the first 4 documented cases of human melioidosis from New Caledonia. Molecular typing of 2 Burkholderia pseudomallei isolates suggests a link to Australian strains.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei / classification*
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei / genetics*
  • Burkholderia pseudomallei / isolation & purification
  • Female
  • Genes, rRNA
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Melioidosis / epidemiology*
  • Melioidosis / microbiology
  • Melioidosis / physiopathology
  • Middle Aged
  • New Caledonia / epidemiology
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S