Occurrence of Melioidosis in an Adult Patient in Baja California Sur, México, After Hurricane Norma in October 2023
Melioidosis, caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, is an emerging infectious disease in Mexico. In November to December 2023, five cases of melioidosis were reported in Baja California Sur, Mexico, after Hurricane Norma. Burkholderia pseudomallei was isolated from the five patients, four of whom died. This report presents the survival case.
Authors
- Paulina Estrada‐de los Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2407-0284)
- J. Antonio Ibarra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5016-0622)
- Georgina Meza-Radilla
- Violeta Larios-Serrato
- Catalina Peña
- Alfredo Ojeda-Garmendia
- Saul Bladimir Castro-Durán
- Alma Delia Ojendis-Ojendis
Institutions
- Instituto Politécnico Nacional (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Published
- 2025-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.24-0566
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Burkholderia infections and melioidosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.35