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Evidence for several waves of global transmission in the seventh cholera pandemic.
Nature - 24 Aug 2011
Mutreja Ankur, Kim Dong Wook, Thomson Nicholas R, Connor Thomas R, Lee Je Hee, Kariuki Samuel, Croucher Nicholas J, Choi Seon Young, Harris Simon R, Lebens Michael, Niyogi Swapan Kumar, Kim Eun Jin, Ramamurthy T, Chun Jongsik, Wood James L N, Clemens John D, Czerkinsky Cecil, Nair G Balakrish, Holmgren Jan, Parkhill Julian, Dougan Gordon
Abstract excerpt
Vibrio cholerae is a globally important pathogen that is endemic in many areas of the world and causes 3-5 million reported cases of cholera every year. Historically, there have been seven acknowledged cholera pandemics; recent outbreaks in Zimbabwe and Haiti are included in the seventh and ongoing pandemic. Only isolates in serogroup O1 (consisting of two biotypes known as 'classical' and 'El Tor') and the...
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