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Genomics of the Argentinian cholera epidemic elucidate the contrasting dynamics of epidemic and endemic Vibrio cholerae.
Nature communications - 1 Oct 2020
Dorman Matthew J, Domman Daryl, Poklepovich Tomás, Tolley Charlotte, Zolezzi Gisella, Kane Leanne, Viñas María Rosa, Panagópulo Marcela, Moroni Miriam, Binsztein Norma, Caffer María Inés, Clare Simon, Dougan Gordon, Salmond George P C, Parkhill Julian, Campos Josefina, Thomson Nicholas R
Abstract excerpt
In order to control and eradicate epidemic cholera, we need to understand how epidemics begin, how they spread, and how they decline and eventually end. This requires extensive sampling of epidemic disease over time, alongside the background of endemic disease that may exist concurrently with the epidemic. The unique circumstances surrounding the Argentinian cholera epidemic of 1992-1998 presented an opportunity...
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