dramatic epidemics of cholera on the Indian subcontinent and in Southeast Asia due to the newly recognized Vibrio cholerae O139 strain, and the often deadly presence of cholera among populations affected by political and social upheaval in Africa and Eastern Europe are evidence that many countries hav...
Cholera: Foodborne transmission and its prevention Cholera: Foodborne transmission and its prevention The last several years have witnessed a tremendous increase in reported cholera cases across the globe. The explosive arrival of the seventh cholera pandem... EGD Mintz - 《European Journal of ...
Because of this high number, significant contamination of food or water is required to transmit the disease, and direct person-to-person transmission is thought to be uncommon except in outbreaks. In outbreaks, cholera-causing bacteria become highly contagious indirectly and directly by the fecal-...
There are several vaccines for cholera, but only one, Vaxchora (lyophilized CVS 103-HgR), is available in the United States. It works by preventing severe diarrhea caused by the most common type of cholera and is recommended by the CDC for adults traveling to areas with active cholera trans...
Recent evidence has provided some explanation for this, and suggests that the passage of V cholerae through the human gastrointestinal tract leads to a short-lived hyperinfective state. Transmission via the faeces of an infected individual is likely to cause disease with a much lower inoculum if ...
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theoutbreak.ThesearetheWest,Artibonite,CentreandNorthDepartments.In2013,asimilar patternhasbeenobserved.Duringthedryseason(fromDecembertoApril),mostalertswerereported inthesefourareaswhicharenowbelievedtobetheareasofpersistenceofcholeratransmission. FiftyeightpercentofallsuspectedcasesreportedthisyearcamefromtheWestand...
cholerae must be ingested at a dose that is sufficient to overcome innate immune defences, then express virulence factors to colonize the small intestine and, finally, coordinate an exit from the host to facilitate transmission63 (FIG. 2). Animal mod- els of cholera are largely measures of ...
Transmission Epidemiology 1. Introduction Cholera, caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, is an acute watery diarrheal syndrome. Descriptions of clinical illness consistent with cholera date back to antiquity [1], [2]. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the disease spread globally beyond Asia sev...
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