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Molecular epidemiology and genetic variation of pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Peru.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Jan 2013
Gavilan Ronnie G, Zamudio Maria L, Martinez-Urtaza Jaime
Abstract excerpt
Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a foodborne pathogen that has become a public health concern at the global scale. The epidemiological significance of V. parahaemolyticus infections in Latin America received little attention until the winter of 1997 when cases related to the pandemic clone were detected in the region, changing the epidemic dynamics of this pathogen in Peru. With the aim to assess the impact of the...
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