TY - JOUR AU - Issack, Mohammad Iqbal AU - Bundhun, Chundr Dutt AU - Gokhool, Hemraj T1 - Melioidosis in Mauritius T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2005 VL - 11 IS - 1 SP - 139 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We report the first case of human melioidosis from Mauritius, where Burkholderia pseudomallei has never been isolated. The patient was immunocompromised, had never traveled abroad, and had a history of regular exposure to mud. She became ill at a time when rainfall was higher than the monthly average. KW - Melioidosis KW - Burkholderia pseudomallei KW - Mauritius KW - Rain KW - Systemic Lupus Erythematosus KW - Meteorological Factors KW - Immunocompromised Host KW - Septicemia KW - dispatch DO - 10.3201/eid1101.040605 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/1/04-0605_article ER - End of Reference