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Genomic diversity of 2010 Haitian cholera outbreak strains.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 17 Jul 2012
Hasan Nur A, Choi Seon Young, Eppinger Mark, Clark Philip W, Chen Arlene, Alam Munirul, Haley Bradd J, Taviani Elisa, Hine Erin, Su Qi, Tallon Luke J, Prosper Joseph B, Furth Keziah, Hoq M M, Li Huai, Fraser-Liggett Claire M, Cravioto Alejandro, Huq Anwar, Ravel Jacques, Cebula Thomas A, Colwell Rita R
Abstract excerpt
The millions of deaths from cholera during the past 200 y, coupled with the morbidity and mortality of cholera in Haiti since October 2010, are grim reminders that Vibrio cholerae, the etiologic agent of cholera, remains a scourge. We report the isolation of both V. cholerae O1 and non-O1/O139 early in the Haiti cholera epidemic from samples collected from victims in 18 towns across eight Arrondissements of...
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