title: Melioidosis in a returned traveller.
abstract: Melioidosis is an infection endemic to Southeast Asia and Northern Australia, and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The present report describes a case of chronic melioidosis in a returning traveller from the Philippines. Clinical suspicion of this illness is warranted in individuals with a history of travel to endemic regions. Safety in handling clinical specimens is paramount because laboratory transmission has been described.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
authors.forename: Zain
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chagla
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
authors.forename: Natasha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aleksova
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
authors.forename: Jaclyn
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Quirt
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
authors.forename: Joel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Emery
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kraeker
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario ; Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
authors.forename: Shariq
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haider
keywords: Laboratory safety; Melioidosis; Travel medicine; Tropical medicine