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Occurrence of Melioidosis in an Adult Patient in Baja California Sur, México, After Hurricane Norma in October 2023
Alfredo Ojeda-Garmendia
Alfredo Ojeda-Garmendia
Instituto de Servicios de Salud, Secretaría de Salud de Baja California Sur, Baja California Sur, México;
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Saul Bladimir Castro-Durán
Saul Bladimir Castro-Durán
Instituto de Servicios de Salud, Secretaría de Salud de Baja California Sur, Baja California Sur, México;
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Cecilia Morales-de La Peña
Cecilia Morales-de La Peña
Instituto de Servicios de Salud, Secretaría de Salud de Baja California Sur, Baja California Sur, México;
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Alma Delia Ojendis-Ojendis
Alma Delia Ojendis-Ojendis
Instituto de Servicios de Salud, Secretaría de Salud de Baja California Sur, Baja California Sur, México;
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Violeta Larios-Serrato
Violeta Larios-Serrato
Departamento de Bioquímica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, México;
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Georgina Meza-Radilla
Georgina Meza-Radilla
Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, México
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J. Antonio Ibarra
J. Antonio Ibarra
Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, México
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Paulina Estrada-de los Santos
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Paulina Estrada-de los Santos
Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, México
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Melioidosis, caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei, is an emerging infectious disease in Mexico. In November to December 2023, five cases of melioidosis were reported in Baja California Sur, Mexico, after Hurricane Norma. Burkholderia pseudomallei was isolated from the five patients, four of whom died. This report presents the survival case.
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Financial support: This study was funded by
Current contact information: Alfredo Ojeda-Garmendia, Saul Bladimir Castro-Durán, Cecilia Morales-de La Peña, and Alma Delia Ojendis-Ojendis, Instituto de Servicios de Salud, Secretaría de Salud de Baja California Sur, México, E-mails: alfredo.ojeda@saludbcs.gob.mx, saulbcastrod@gmail.com, cecilia.mo.pe70@gmail.com, and deliaojendis@yahoo.com.mx. Violeta Larios-Serrato, Departamento de Bioquímica, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, México, E-mail: viosdatafactory@gmail.com. Georgina Meza-Radilla, J. Antonio Ibarra, and Paulina Estrada-de los Santos, Departamento de Microbiología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, México, E-mails: ibqmeza@gmail.com, jaig19@gmail.com, and pestradadelossantos@gmail.com.