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Phenotypic and genetic characterization of Vibrio cholerae O1 isolated from various regions of Kenya between 2007 and 2010.
The Pan African medical journal - 1 Jan 2014
Mercy Njeru, Mohamed Ahmed Abade, Zipporah Ng'ang'a, Chowdhury Goutam, Pazhani Gururaja Perumal, Ramamurthy Thandavarayan, Boga Hamadi I, Kariuki Samuel M, Joseph Oundo
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INTRODUCTION: Cholera, a disease caused by Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 remains an important public health problem globally. In the last decade, Kenya has experienced a steady increase of cholera cases. In 2009 alone, 11,769 cases were reported to the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation. This study sought to describe the phenotypic characteristics of the isolated V. cholerae isolates. METHODS: This was a...
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