Population-Based Estimate of Melioidosis, Kenya

Population-Based Estimate of Melioidosis, Kenya

Melioidosis is thought to be endemic, although underdiagnosed, in Africa. We identified 5 autochthonous cases of Burkholderia pseudomallei infection in a case series in Kenya. Incidence of B. pseudomallei bacteremia in Kenya's Kilifi County is low, at 1.5 cases per million person-years, but thi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging Infectious Diseases 2019-05, Vol.25 (5), p.984-987
Hauptverfasser: Muthumbi, Esther M, Gordon, Nicola C, Mochamah, George, Nyongesa, Sammy, Odipo, Emily, Mwarumba, Salim, Mturi, Neema, Etyang, Anthony O, Dance, David AB, Scott, J Anthony G, Morpeth, Susan C
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Zusammenfassung:Melioidosis is thought to be endemic, although underdiagnosed, in Africa. We identified 5 autochthonous cases of Burkholderia pseudomallei infection in a case series in Kenya. Incidence of B. pseudomallei bacteremia in Kenya's Kilifi County is low, at 1.5 cases per million person-years, but this result might be an underestimate.
ISSN:1080-6040
DOI:10.3201/eid2505.180545