Imported cholera associated with a newly described toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O139 strain - California, 1993

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A California woman developed the first US case of cholera caused by a newly described strain of Vibrio cholerae. The 48-year-old woman visited an out-patient clinic for severe watery diarrhea and back pain after returning from a six-week trip to India. She had started experiencing symptoms in India, and her symptoms worsened after she returned to the US. She recovered after treatment with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. A laboratory analysis revealed that she had been infected with Vibrio cholerae serotype O139. She may have been infected from eating fried prawns and shrimp or drinking un-bottled water. During 1992 and 1993, several outbreaks of cholera occurred in India that were caused by Vibrio cholerae O139/ Exposure to other forms of cholera does not provide protection against this strain.

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Two cases of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae 01 infection after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita--Louisiana, October 2005

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The Louisiana Office of Public Health's investigation described two cases of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae 01 infection in a Louisiana couple, which were attributed to consumption of undercooked or contaminated seafood. Although noncholeragenic Vibrio illnesses were reported in 22 residents of Louisiana and Mississippi after Hurricane Katrina, no epidemic of cholera was identified and no evidence exists of increased risk to Gulf Coast residents.

Science & research, Louisiana, Research, Development and progression, Seafood, Contamination, Hurricane Katrina, 2005, Hurricane Rita, 2005

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Challenges for communicable disease surveillance and control in southern Iraq, April-June 2003

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Ninety-four residents of Basrah in southern Iraq have developed cholera as of June 29, 2003. This is due primarily to the lack of clean water and sanitation services and the looting of many health facilities. About 1.9 million people live in Basrah.

Iraq, Causes of, Iraq War, 2003-

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