17 melioidosis infections were reported and four more died from the bacterial disease last week, bringing the total to 47 cases and seven deaths since Typhoon Gaemi hit the country last month.
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00:00Infections of the bacterial disease Meliodosis are continuing to rise in the aftermath of
00:06Typhoon Kemi.
00:08Seventeen new cases were reported last week, and four people died from the illness.
00:13A total of 47 people have been infected, and seven have died since Kemi hit the country
00:18last month.
00:20Meliodosis is transmitted by contact with infected water and soil, and often spreads
00:25after floods.