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Genomic epidemiology of the Haitian cholera outbreak: a single introduction followed by rapid, extensive, and continued spread characterized the onset of the epidemic.
mBio - 4 Nov 2014
Eppinger Mark, Pearson Talima, Koenig Sara S K, Pearson Ofori, Hicks Nathan, Agrawal Sonia, Sanjar Fatemeh, Galens Kevin, Daugherty Sean, Crabtree Jonathan, Hendriksen Rene S, Price Lance B, Upadhyay Bishnu P, Shakya Geeta, Fraser Claire M, Ravel Jacques, Keim Paul S
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UNLABELLED: For centuries, cholera has been one of the most feared diseases. The causative agent Vibrio cholerae is a waterborne Gram-negative enteric pathogen eliciting a severe watery diarrheal disease. In October 2010, the seventh pandemic reached Haiti, a country that had not experienced chol...
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