Cutaneous Melioidosis Cluster Caused by Contaminated Wound Irrigation Fluid.

Melioidosis usually occurs after environmental exposure to in the tropics. A cluster of 5 cutaneous melioidosis cases occurred in suburban southwest Australia after an earlier case in January 2012. We collected environmental samples at the first patient’s home in January 2012 and from a nearby health center in December 2013 after 2 new cases occurred in the same postal district.