Melioidosis after Hurricanes Irma and Maria, St. Thomas/St. John District, US Virgin Islands, October 2017

Irene Guendel,Lisa Laplace Ekpo,Mary K. Hinkle,Cosme Harrison,David D. Blaney,Jay E. Gee,Mindy G. Elrod,Sandra Boyd,Christopher A. Gulvik,Lindy Liu,Alex R. Hoffmaster,Brett R. Ellis,Tai Hunte-Ceasar,Esther M. Ellis

Melioidosis after Hurricanes Irma and Maria, St. Thomas/St. John District, US Virgin Islands, October 2017

2019

Irene Guendel
Lisa Laplace Ekpo
Mary K. Hinkle
Cosme Harrison
David D. Blaney
Jay E. Gee
Mindy G. Elrod
Sandra Boyd
Christopher A. Gulvik
Lindy Liu
Alex R. Hoffmaster
Brett R. Ellis
Tai Hunte-Ceasar
Esther M. Ellis

We report 2 cases of melioidosis in women with diabetes admitted to an emergency department in the US Virgin Islands during October 2017. These cases emerged after Hurricanes Irma and Maria and did not have a definitively identified source. Poor outcomes were observed when septicemia and pulmonary involvement were present.

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Virology
Ancient history
Melioidosis
Biology
Family medicine
Public health
Burkholderia pseudomallei
Emergency department

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