Journal article
Melioidosis in New Caledonia: A dominant strain in a transmission hotspot
Epidemiology and Infection, Vol.144(6), pp.1330-1337
2016
Abstract
Melioidosis is an infectious disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, a bacterium endemic in Southeast Asia and northern Australia. In New Caledonia, sporadic cases were first described in 2005; since then, more cases have been identified. To improve our understanding of melioidosis epidemiology in New Caledonia, we compared the local cases and B. pseudomallei isolates with those from endemic areas. Nineteen melioidosis cases have been diagnosed in New Caledonia since 1999, mostly severe and with frequent bacteraemia, leading to three (16%) fatalities. All but one occurred in the North Province. Besides sporadic cases caused by non-clonal strains, we also identified a hotspot of transmission related to a clonal group of B. pseudomallei that is phylogenetically related to Australian strains. © Copyright Cambridge University Press 2015.
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- Title
- Melioidosis in New Caledonia: A dominant strain in a transmission hotspot
- Authors
- B Melot (Author) - Medical Microbiology Laboratory, New CaledoniaJ Colot (Author) - Medical Microbiology Laboratory, New CaledoniaF Lacassin (Author) - Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, New CaledoniaS Tardieu (Author) - Medical Microbiology Laboratory, New CaledoniaE Lapisardi (Author) - Emergency Unit and Acute Care Unit, New CaledoniaM Mayo (Author) - Charles Darwin UniversityErin P Price (Author) - Charles Darwin UniversityDerek S Sarovich (Author) - Charles Darwin UniversityB J Currie (Author) - Charles Darwin UniversityC Goarant (Author) - Leptospirosis Research and Expertise Unit, New Caledonia
- Publication details
- Epidemiology and Infection, Vol.144(6), pp.1330-1337
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- DOI
- 10.1017/S0950268815002770
- ISSN
- 0950-2688
- Organisation Unit
- Centre for Bioinnovation; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450683002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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