Rapidly Progressing Melioidosis Outbreak in City Center Zoo, Hong Kong, 2024
In October 2024, twelve primates from 4 species died of sepsis at the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens. Postmortem examinations and microbiological analyses confirmed Burkholderia pseudomallei infection. Phylogenetic analysis revealed a clonal sequence type 46 strain with minimal variation, signifying a single source. This outbreak highlights melioidosis risk in zoo settings.
Authors
- Pierra Y. Law (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5371-6526)
- Franklin Wang‐Ngai Chow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1275-2464)
- Christopher J. Brackman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0108-5232)
- Patrick H. Pun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9896-8292)
- G. G. Siu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4354-3393)
- Ivan Tak-Fai Wong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4620-8013)
- Carlton Pak-Man Yuen
- Dae Young Cheung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4150-3555)
- Thomas H. C. Sit
- Alex Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2614-0178)
- Anne C. N. Tse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6645-4369)
- Wing-Yin Tam
Publication Details
- Journal
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Published
- 2025-08-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid3109.250823
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Burkholderia infections and melioidosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.06