“…Although sporadic cases of melioidosis have been reported in West and East Africa and, more recently, in Madagascar and Mauritius, 5 the extent and relevance of this disease in the continent remains largely unknown, due probably to the absence of bacteriological diagnostic resources, 7 the overlapping of the clinical disease caused by B. pseudomallei with other pyogenic infections, such as tuberculosis, 3 and a lack of awareness of the disease among clinicians. From Gambia, only one previous case report has been published until now.…”