Melioidosis -- Mexico
The bacterium _Burkholderia pseudomallei_ was isolated in various tissues at autopsy from 2 siblings of Huasabas who died. The organism causes melioidosis, a disease that causes serious and fatal complications. A 16-year-old girl and her 12-year-old brother, residents of Huasabas, died [Thu 6 Sep 2018], in the HIES hospital in this city, where they had been transferred due to the worsening of their symptoms.
The general director of Health Promotion and Prevention of Diseases of the Ministry
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6019879&promed&0
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