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 this res...

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Main Authors: Esther M. Muthumbi, Nicola C. Gordon, George Mochamah, Sammy Nyongesa, Emily Odipo, Salim Mwarumba, Neema Mturi, Anthony O. Etyang, David A.B. Dance, J. Anthony G. Scott, Susan C. Morpeth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Africa
Burkholderia pseudomallei
incidence
Kenya
melioidosis
surveillance
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/5/18-0545_article

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