Melioidosis in New Caledonia.
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.
Le Hello
Simon
S
Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle-Calédonie, Nouméa, New Caledonia. slehello@pasteur.nc
Currie
Bart J
BJ
Godoy
Daniel
D
Spratt
Brian G
BG
Mikulski
Marc
M
Lacassin
Flore
F
Garin
Benoit
B
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
D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S