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Epidemics of severe cholera caused by El Tor Vibrio cholerae O1 Ogawa possessing the ctxB gene of the classical biotype in Orissa, India.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 May 2010
Pal B B, Khuntia H K, Samal S K, Kar S K, Patnaik B
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BACKGROUND: We investigated the epidemic of cholera that occurred in Kashipur and Dasmantpur blocks of Orissa, reported during July-September 2007. METHODS: Sixty-two rectal swabs and 28 water samples collected from diarrhea patients at different hospitals and villages were bacteriologically anal...
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