Endemic Melioidosis in Residents of Desert Region after Atypically Intense Rainfall in Central Australia, 2011
Teem-Wing Yip, Saliya Hewagama, Mark Mayo, Erin P. Price, Derek Sarovich, Ivan Bastian, Robert W. Baird, Brian G. Spratt, and Bart J. Currie
Author affiliations: Northern Territory Centre For Disease Control, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia (T-W. Yip); Alice Springs Hospital, Alice Springs (S. Hewagama); Menzies School of Health Research, Casuarina, Northern Territory, Australia (M. Mayo, E.P. Price, D.S. Sarovich, B.J. Currie); Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (I. Bastian); South Australia Pathology, Adelaide (I. Bastian); Royal Darwin Hospital, Casuarina (R.W. Baird, B.J. Currie); Imperial College, London, UK (B.G. Spratt)
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Figure. Rainfall in the Northern Territory of Australia during August 1, 2010–July 31, 2011. Rainfall is expressed as percentages of historical mean; the lowest rainfall total was 100% of mean. Cities and towns are indicated by black dots; locations of 6 persons with melioidosis in central Australia are indicated by red dots. Adapted from the National Climate Centre, Australian Bureau of Meteorology (http://www.bom.gov.au). Inset shows location of Northern Territory in Australia.
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