Melioidosis in Hong Kong
Melioidosis, although endemic in many parts of Southeast Asia, has not been systematically studied in Hong Kong, which is a predominantly urban area located in the subtropics. This review describes the early outbreaks of melioidosis in captive animals in Hong Kong in the 1970s, as well as the early...
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doaj-art-ed0dc5a9099d4891bd1e4cc7ae73818d2018-08-27T07:26:28ZengMDPI AGTropical Medicine and Infectious Disease2414-63662018-08-01339110.3390/tropicalmed3030091tropicalmed3030091Melioidosis in Hong KongGrace Lui0Anthony Tam1Eugene Y. K. Tso2Alan K. L. Wu3Jonpaul Zee4Kin Wing Choi5Wilson Lam6Man Chun Chan7Wan Man Ting8Ivan F. N. Hung9Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, Stanley Ho Centre for Emerging Infectious Diseases, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ChinaDepartment of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, ChinaDepartment of Medicine and Geriatrics, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Pathology, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, ChinaDepartment of Clinical Pathology, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, ChinaDepartment of Medicine, Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital, Hong Kong, ChinaDepartment of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, ChinaDepartment of Medicine and Geriatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital, Hong Kong, ChinaDepartment of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, ChinaDepartment of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong, ChinaMelioidosis, although endemic in many parts of Southeast Asia, has not been systematically studied in Hong Kong, which is a predominantly urban area located in the subtropics. This review describes the early outbreaks of melioidosis in captive animals in Hong Kong in the 1970s, as well as the early reports of human clinical cases in the 1980s. A review of all hospitalized human cases of culture-confirmed melioidosis in the last twenty years showed an increasing trend in the incidence of the disease, with significant mortality observed. The lack of awareness of this disease among local physicians, the delay in laboratory diagnosis and the lack of epidemiological surveillance are among the greatest challenges of managing melioidosis in the territory.http://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/3/3/91melioidosisBurkholderia pseudomalleiHong Kong |
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Grace Lui Anthony Tam Eugene Y. K. Tso Alan K. L. Wu Jonpaul Zee Kin Wing Choi Wilson Lam Man Chun Chan Wan Man Ting Ivan F. N. Hung Melioidosis in Hong Kong Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease melioidosis Burkholderia pseudomallei Hong Kong |
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Grace Lui Anthony Tam Eugene Y. K. Tso Alan K. L. Wu Jonpaul Zee Kin Wing Choi Wilson Lam Man Chun Chan Wan Man Ting Ivan F. N. Hung |
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Melioidosis in Hong Kong |
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Melioidosis in Hong Kong |
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Melioidosis in Hong Kong |
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Melioidosis in Hong Kong |
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melioidosis in hong kong |
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Melioidosis, although endemic in many parts of Southeast Asia, has not been systematically studied in Hong Kong, which is a predominantly urban area located in the subtropics. This review describes the early outbreaks of melioidosis in captive animals in Hong Kong in the 1970s, as well as the early reports of human clinical cases in the 1980s. A review of all hospitalized human cases of culture-confirmed melioidosis in the last twenty years showed an increasing trend in the incidence of the disease, with significant mortality observed. The lack of awareness of this disease among local physicians, the delay in laboratory diagnosis and the lack of epidemiological surveillance are among the greatest challenges of managing melioidosis in the territory. |
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melioidosis Burkholderia pseudomallei Hong Kong |
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