Cholera in United States Associated with Epidemic in Hispaniola

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Newton, Anna E. ; Heiman, Katherine E. ; Schmitz, Ann ; Török, Tom ; Apostolou, Andria ; Hanson, Heather ; Gounder, Prabhu ; Bohm, Susan ; Kurkjian, Katie ; Parsons, Michele ; Talkington, Deborah ; Stroika, Steven ; Madoff, Lawrence C. ; Elson, Franny ; Sweat, David ; Cantu, Venessa ; Akwari, Okey ; Mahon, Barbara E. ; Mintz, Eric D.
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Anti-Bacterial Agents Child Cholera Epidemics Female Fluid Therapy Humans Male Middle Aged Travel Vibrio Cholerae O1 Young Adult

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 17(11):2166-2168.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Haiti ; Dominican Republic ; United States
• Volume:
  17
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:732d2a8c29052deae17ce665ab0a1a3a0c417ce73ae46755122f1ab28d73b668
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/23740/cdc_23740_DS1.pdf
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