title: Melioidosis in New Caledonia.
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.
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Nouméa, New Caledonia. slehello@pasteur.nc
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Le Hello
authors.forename: Bart J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Currie
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Godoy
authors.forename: Brian G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Spratt
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mikulski
authors.forename: Flore
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lacassin
authors.forename: Benoit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Garin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D020459:Genes, rRNA; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008554:Melioidosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009510:New Caledonia / Q000453:epidemiology; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S