Relationship between Distinct African Cholera Epidemics Revealed via MLVA Haplotyping of 337 Vibrio cholerae Isolates.

Relationship between Distinct African Cholera Epidemics Revealed via MLVA Haplotyping of 337 Vibrio cholerae Isolates.

<h4>Background</h4>Since cholera appeared in Africa during the 1970s, cases have been reported on the continent every year. In Sub-Saharan Africa, cholera outbreaks primarily cluster at certain hotspots including the African Great Lakes Region and West Africa.<h4>Methodology/princi...

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Main Authors: Sandra Moore, Berthe Miwanda, Adodo Yao Sadji, Hélène Thefenne, Fakhri Jeddi, Stanislas Rebaudet, Hilde de Boeck, Bawimodom Bidjada, Jean-Jacques Depina, Didier Bompangue, Aaron Aruna Abedi, Lamine Koivogui, Sakoba Keita, Eric Garnotel, Pierre-Denis Plisnier, Raymond Ruimy, Nicholas Thomson, Jean-Jacques Muyembe, Renaud Piarroux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003817

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003817

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