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ArticleOxford medical case reports2026

First culture-confirmed melioidosis case in Mozambique: a wakeup call for better diagnostics and clinical awareness.

Shehezady Charfudine Cruz, Cedalia Raimundo, Leonel Andela, Joaquim Marcos, Nafital Joao, Cecile Joyce, Zaid Amad Seni, Montserrat Barrios, Astan Dicko, Celso Monjane and 3 more

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Article in Oxford medical case reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Shehezady Charfudine CruzMédecins Sans Frontières, Operational Centre Brussels (OCB), Av. Mártires da Revolução, 4VXH+R28 Beira, Mozambique.
Cedalia RaimundoBeira Central Hospital - Ministry of Health (MISAU), Avenida Jaime Sigauque, 5R3R+WH Beira, Mozambique.
Leonel AndelaBeira Central Hospital - Ministry of Health (MISAU), Avenida Jaime Sigauque, 5R3R+WH Beira, Mozambique.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9990-4662
Joaquim MarcosBeira Central Hospital - Ministry of Health (MISAU), Avenida Jaime Sigauque, 5R3R+WH Beira, Mozambique.
Nafital JoaoMédecins Sans Frontières, Operational Centre Brussels (OCB), Av. Mártires da Revolução, 4VXH+R28 Beira, Mozambique.
Cecile JoyceMédecins Sans Frontières, Operational Centre Brussels (OCB), Av. Mártires da Revolução, 4VXH+R28 Beira, Mozambique.
Zaid Amad SeniMédecins Sans Frontières, Operational Centre Brussels (OCB), Av. Mártires da Revolução, 4VXH+R28 Beira, Mozambique.
Montserrat BarriosMédecins Sans Frontières, Operational Centre Brussels (OCB), Av. Mártires da Revolução, 4VXH+R28 Beira, Mozambique.
Astan DickoMédecins Sans Frontières, Middle East Medical Unit (MEMU), Hamra Street, Beirut, Lebanon.
Celso MonjaneInstituto Nacional de Saude, Marracuene District, Maputo, Mozambique.
Agnese ComelliMédecins Sans Frontières, Middle East Medical Unit (MEMU), Hamra Street, Beirut, Lebanon.
Fabiola GordilloMédecins Sans Frontières, Middle East Medical Unit (MEMU), Hamra Street, Beirut, Lebanon.
Pilar Garcia-VelloMédecins Sans Frontières, Middle East Medical Unit (MEMU), Hamra Street, Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7124-1790

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Melioidosis is a disease caused by

Indexed as

Burkholderia pseudomalleiemerging infectionHIVmelioidosissepsis

Identifiers

PMID42117134
PMCPMC13157626

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