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Vibrio cholerae Serogroup O139: Isolation from Cholera Patients and Asymptomatic Household Family Members in Bangladesh between 2013 and 2014.
PLoS neglected tropical diseases - 1 Nov 2015
Chowdhury Fahima, Mather Alison E, Begum Yasmin Ara, Asaduzzaman Muhammad, Baby Nabilah, Sharmin Salma, Biswas Rajib, Uddin Muhammad Ikhtear, LaRocque Regina C, Harris Jason B, Calderwood Stephen B, Ryan Edward T, Clemens John D, Thomson Nicholas R, Qadri Firdausi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cholera is endemic in Bangladesh, with outbreaks reported annually. Currently, the majority of epidemic cholera reported globally is El Tor biotype Vibrio cholerae isolates of the serogroup O1. However, in Bangladesh, outbreaks attributed to V. cholerae serogroup O139 isolates, which fall within the same phylogenetic lineage as the O1 serogroup isolates, were seen between 1992 and 1993 and in 2002 to...
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