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Cholera in United States Associated with Epidemic in Hispaniola
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 17, Iss 11, Pp 2166-2168 (2011)
- Publication Year :
- 2011
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2011.
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Abstract
- Cholera is rare in the United States (annual average 6 cases). Since epidemic cholera began in Hispaniola in 2010, a total of 23 cholera cases caused by toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 have been confirmed in the United States. Twenty-two case-patients reported travel to Hispaniola and 1 reported consumption of seafood from Haiti.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10806040 and 10806059
- Volume :
- 17
- Issue :
- 11
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.95ca0d27cbec4d47891b8d541dc3f684
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1711.110808