Multinational Cholera Outbreak after Wedding in the Dominican Republic

Multinational Cholera Outbreak after Wedding in the Dominican Republic

We conducted a case–control study of a cholera outbreak after a wedding in the Dominican Republic, January 22, 2011. Ill persons were more likely to report having consumed shrimp on ice (odds ratio 8.50) and ice cubes in beverages (odds ratio 3.62). Travelers to cholera-affected areas should avoid c...

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Main Authors: Mercedes Laura Jiménez, Andria Apostolou, Alba Jazmin Palmera Suarez, Luis Meyer, Salvador Hiciano, Anna Newton, Oliver Morgan, Cecilia Then, Raquel Pimentel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
cholera
Vibrio cholerae
outbreak
serotype Ogawa
Dominican Republic
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/11/11-1263_article

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