Two fatal cases of melioidosis on the Thai-Myanmar border

• Main Authors: François Nosten, Cindy S. Chu, Stuart Winearls, Clare Ling, Miriam Beer Torchinsky, Aung Phae Phyo, Warat Haohankunnathum, Paul Turner, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun
• Other Authors: Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/33283

© 2014 Chu CS et al. Melioidosis is endemic in areas of Southeast Asia, however, there are no published reports from the Thai-Myanmar border. We report the first two documented cases of fatal melioidosis in this region. This is of great public health importance and highlights the need to both increa...