Melioidosis: Cases Notified to Kota Kinabalu District Health Office Year 2017

Abstract

Background: Melioidosis is a tropical infectious disease cause by gram-negative bacterium, Burkholderia pseudomallei. It is predominantly in tropical climate especially Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. This disease is associated with significant mortality due to early onset of sepsis.

Keywords: melioidosis, epidemiology, high mortality