Melioidosis has been detected in the Caribbean, and an increasing number of cases has been reported in the past few decades, but only 2 cases were reported in Guadeloupe during the past 20 years. We describe 3 more cases that occurred during 2016-2017 and examine arguments for increasing endemicity.
Keywords: Burkholderia pseudomallei; Caribbean; France; French West Indies; Guadeloupe; bacteria; endemicity; melioidosis.