Outbreak of melioidosis and leptospirosis co-infection following a rescue operation

• Main Authors: Mohamed, Mohamed Sapian, M. T., Khairi, How, Soon Hin, Ramalingam, Rajalingam, Abdul Karim, Sahhir, Abdul Rahman, Norazah, Verasahib, Khebir, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Medical Associations 2012
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/29198/1/outbreak.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/29198/; http://www.e-mjm.org/2012/v67n3/Melioidosis-and-Leptospirosis.pdf

We analyzed the epidemiological data of all people who were involved in the search and rescue operation in Lubuk Yu, a natural recreational forest with waterfall and stream. The hospital admission records of the cases who fulfilled the case definition and the environmental samples result taken at Lu...