Melioidosis in Mauritius.
We report the first case of human melioidosis from Mauritius, where Burkholderia pseudomallei has never been isolated. The patient was immunocompromised, had never traveled abroad, and had a history of regular exposure to mud. She became ill at a time when rainfall was higher than the monthly average.
Issack
Mohammad Iqbal
MI
Central Health Laboratory, Victoria Hospital, Candos, Mauritius. missack@intnet.mu
Bundhun
Chundr Dutt
CD
Gokhool
Hemraj
H
D000328:Adult; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008436:Mauritius; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology