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

• Main Authors: Sapian, M, Khair, M T, How, Soon Hin, Rajalingam, R, Sahhir, K, Norazah, A, Khebir, V, Jamalludin, Ab Rahman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2012
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/49775/1/2012_Sapian.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/49775/; http://www.e-mjm.org/2012/v67n3/index.html

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...