Melioidosis in South Asia (India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bhutan and Afghanistan).

ABSTRACT: Despite the fact that South Asia is predicted to have the highest number of cases worldwide, melioidosis is a little-known entity in South Asian countries. It has never been heard of by the majority of doctors and has as yet failed to gain the attention of national Ministries of Health and country offices of the World Health Organization (WHO). Although a few centers are diagnosing increasing numbers of cases, and the mortality documented from these institutions is relatively high (nearly 20%), the true burden of the disease remains unknown. In India, most cases have been reported from southwestern coastal Karnataka and northeastern Tamil Nadu, although this probably simply reflects the presence of centers of excellence and researchers with an interest in the disease. As elsewhere, the maj

SUBMITTER: Mukhopadhyay C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6073985 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature