Transmission of Infectious Vibrio cholerae Through Drinking Water among the Household Contacts of Cholera Patients (CHoBI7 Trial)

Transmission of Infectious Vibrio cholerae Through Drinking Water among the Household Contacts of Cholera Patients (CHoBI7 Trial)

Recurrent cholera causes significant morbidity and mortality among the growing population of Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. Previous studies have demonstrated that household contacts of cholera patients are at >100 times higher risk of cholera during the week after the presentation of the...

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Main Authors: Raisa Rafique, Mahamud-ur Rashid, Shirajum Monira, Zillur Rahman, Md. Toslim Mahmud, Munshi Mustafiz, K. M. Saif-Ur-Rahman, Fatema-Tuz Johura, Saiful Islam, Tahmina Parvin, Md. Sazzadul Islam Bhuyian, Mohsena Bint-e Sharif, Sabita Rezwana Rahman, David A. Sack, R. Bradley Sack, Christine Marie George, Munirul Alam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Bangladesh
Cholera
Vibrio cholerae
PFGE
Household contact
clonal transmission
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.01635/full

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