Region/ Sub-region/ Country

Author

Data Period

Types of article

Source of infection

Sample size

(n)

Age Range

Agriculture work

Case fatality (%)

Ref. no.

China

Zheng et al.

2002-2016

Surveillance Data

Local

396

0 - 84

118

23.1

[56]

Tang et al.

2006-2015

Review

Local

7

36 - 63

3

0.0

[50]

Hong Kong

Lui et al.

1998-2017

Review

Local

61

8 - 100

NA

31.1

[37]

Taiwan

Hsueh et al.

2000-2017

Surveillance Data

Local

516

NA

(86%)

NA

[35]

Japan

Hadano et al.

1993-2017

Review

Imported

14

33 - 69

NA

14.3

[25]

Brunei

Pande et al.

2015-2016

Review

Local

115

2 - 86

NA

27.0

[40]

Cambodia

Turner et al.

2009-2013

Retrospective study

Local

173

0.02 - 15.9

NA

15.0

[23]

Suttisunhakul et al.

2011

Serological study

Local

163

NA

(22.5%)

NA

[48]

Indonesia

Tauran et al.

2012-2017

Review

Local

42

0 - 78

NA

43.0

[51]

Laos

Bulterys et al.

1999-2015

Review

Local

870

NA

254

NA

[30]

Dance et al.

1999-2017

Review

Local

1359

NA

NA

NA

[33]

Malaysia

Yazid et al.

2001-2011

Laboratory database

Local

98

0 - 60+

33%

36.0

[55]

Nathan et al.

1975-2015

Review

Local

697

0 - 60+

NA

41.9

[39]

Tang et al.

2013-2017

Retrospective Study

Local

46

0 - 65

10

52.2

[49]

Hassan et al.

2005-2011

Case-control

Local

242

(46.6)

41

41.8

[28]

Myanmar

Win et al.

1913-2018

Review

Local

298

NA

NA

87.9

[54]

Philippine

San Martin et al.

1948-2018

Review

Local

41

21 - 82

6

14.6

[43]

Singapore

Pang et al.

2003-2014

Surveillance Data

Local

614

31 - 96

NA

18.4

[41]

Thailand

Jatapai et al.

2009-2013

Serological study

Local

564

1 - 93

NA

14.0

[36]

Hantrakun et al.

2012-2015

Retrospective study

Local

7126

0 - 100

NA

39.0

[34]

Vietnam

Trinh et al.

2015

Laboratory database

Local

70

1 - 90

43

25.7

[53]

Bangladesh

Chowdhury et al.

1961-2017

Review

Local

51

8 - 90

14

27.0

[31]

India

Tipre et al.

1953-2016

Review

Local

85

0 - 71

14

27.0

[52]

Sri Lanka

Corea et al.

2006-2017

Review

Local

250

2 - 92

44

20.4

[32]

Australia

Stephens et al.

1989-2013

Melioidosis database

Local

810

50*

NA

12.2

[46]

Smith et al.

1998-2017

Review

Local

10

0 - 14

NA

50.0

[45]

Stewart et al.

1998-2016

Review

Local

197

0 - 92

NA

15.0

[47]

Hempenstall et al.

1997-2017

Review

Aboriginal

49

44.9*

NA

8.0

[27]

Europe

Le Tohic et al.

2000-2018

Review

Imported

77

29 - 63

6

6.0

[26]

Netherlands

Birnie et al.

2003-2018

Registry data

Imported

33

21 - 83

NA

12.0

[70]

Panama

Arauz et al.

2007-2017

Review

Local

12

29 - 72

2

41.7

[29]

Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean

Sanchez-Villamil et al.

1945-2017

Review

Local

63

4 - 88

NA

[44]

South America

Rolim et al.

1962-2017

Review

Local

48

3 - 100

NA

47.9

[42]

Kenya

Muthumbi et al.

2002-2014

Review

Local

5

0 - 68

NA

60.0

[38]