Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 in Water and Seafood, Haiti

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Hill, Vincent R. ; Cohen, Nicole ; Kahler, Amy M. ; Jones, Jessica L. ; Bopp, Cheryl A. ; Marano, Nina ; Tarr, Cheryl L. ; Garrett, Nancy M. ; Boncy, Jacques ; Henry, Ariel ; Gómez, Gerardo A. ; Wellman, Michael ; Curtis, Maurice ; Freeman, Molly M. ; Turnsek, Maryann ; Benner, Ronald A. ; Dahourou, Georges ; Espey, David ; DePaola, Angelo ; Tappero, Jordan W. ; Handzel, Tom ; Tauxe, Robert V.
• Description:
  During the 2010 cholera outbreak in Haiti, water and seafood samples were collected to detect Vibrio cholerae. The outbreak strain of toxigenic V. cholerae O1 serotype Ogawa was isolated from freshwater and seafood samples. The cholera toxin gene was detected in harbor water samples.
• Subjects:
  • Dispatch
  • Vibrio cholerae
  • cholera
  • drinking water
  • seafood safety
  • ultrafiltration
  • Cholera
  • Cholera Toxin
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Fresh Water
  More +
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 17(11):2147-2150.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Haiti
• Location:
  Caribbean
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  11
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/23732/cdc_23732_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 192.16 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:760f0addcca6d6c822d616af62676701d6b88953b839325be0763e78a465ff2d