News 2020
January 2020
A 60-year-old Sinhalese man from a rural area of central Sri Lanka who...
Three days after giving birth to her first child Sandra Henderson was struck down...
February 2020
Five laboratory confirmed cases, including one death were reported prompting...
Up to 10 more people have been infected by melioidosis, a soil-borne bacteria which has been stirred up by heavily contaminated flood waters.
November 2020
“We typically see more patients from Brahmapuri, Chandrapur, Digras, Darwha, Akola, Murtizapur and other areas of rural Vidarbha. In last 3 to 4 months, we have treated at least 10-12 patients of melioidosis, which is really high as compared to earlier figures,” said infectious disease specialist Dr Nitin Shinde. ...
Flood-hit Quang Tri Province has reported 24 patients infected with melioidosis, also called Whitmore's disease, over the past month, including four fatalities. ...