Abstract
Population-Based Estimate of Melioidosis, Kenya
Muthumbi, E. M.
Gordon, N. C.
Mochamah, G.
Nyongesa, S.
Odipo, E.
Mwarumba, S.
Mturi, N.
Etyang, A. O.
Dance, D. A. B.
Scott, J. A. G.
Morpeth, S. C.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2019; 25984-987
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https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2505.180545Melioidosis 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.