Population-Based Estimate of Melioidosis, Kenya
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healthcareRecord type:
paper
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MutGorMocNyo
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Cen
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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 result might be an underestimate.