Characterization of Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae from Haiti, 2010–2011

Characterization of Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae from Haiti, 2010–2011

In October 2010, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention received reports of cases of severe watery diarrhea in Haiti. The cause was confirmed to be toxigenic Vibrio cholerae, serogroup O1, serotype Ogawa, biotype El Tor. We characterized 122 isolates from Haiti and compared them with is...

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Main Authors: Deborah Talkington, Cheryl Bopp, Cheryl Tarr, Michele B. Parsons, Georges Dahourou, Molly Freeman, Kevin Joyce, Maryann Turnsek, Nancy Garrett, Michael Humphrys, Gerardo Gomez, Steven Stroika, Jacques Boncy, Benjamin Ochieng, Joseph Oundo, John D. Klena, Anthony Smith, Karen H. Keddy, Peter Gerner-Smidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Vibrio cholerae
Vibrio cholerae O1
bacteria
disease outbreaks
Haiti
public health
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/11/11-0805_article

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