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. 2015 Jun;35:103–106. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2015.05.009

Table 1.

The number of infected and fatal melioidosis cases reported to ProMED between 1995 and 2014

Country Infected patients, n Reported deaths, n CFR (%)
Australia 1664 217 13
Thailand 1314 0 0
Singapore 941 227 24
Vietnam 343 0 0
Malaysia 221 34 15
Taiwan 77 12 16
UKa 14 0 0
India 12 0 0
Brazil 10 8 80
Finlanda 6 0 0
Papua New Guinea 6 3 50
Myanmar 6 0 0
Bangladesh 5 0 0
Belgiuma 2 0 0
Spaina 2 0 0
USAa 2 1 50
Madagascar 2 2 100
Israela 1 0 0
Mauritius 1 1 100
Sri Lanka 1 0 0
Total 4630 505 11

CFR, case fatality rate.

a

Imported cases.