Imported melioidosis - South Florida, 2005

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 55, Issue 32, 2006, Pages 873-876

  Kite Powell, A ^a   Livengood, J R ^a   Suarez, J ^a   Hopkins, R ^a   Clark, T A ^b   Chertow, D ^c  

^a FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b National Center for Zoonotic Vector Borne and Enteric Diseases

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HONDURAS; HUMAN; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; UNITED STATES;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HONDURAS; HUMANS; MALE; MELIOIDOSIS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33747162188     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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