An El Tor cholera outbreak in Maldah district, West Bengal

Autor: D N, Gupta, B L, Sarkar, M K, Bhattacharya, P G, Sengupta, S K, Bhattacharya
Rok vydání: 2000
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Zdroj: The Journal of communicable diseases. 31(1)
ISSN: 0019-5138
Popis: An outbreak of cholera occurred in Maldah district, West Bengal during July-August 1998. Attack rate was 34/1000. Cases were more (59.3%) amongst adults (15 years.). V. cholerae 01 biotype E1 Tor serotype ogawa was isolated as a single pathogen from 52.9% (9/17 samples examined). All V. cholerae strains belonged to phage type 2 (Basu and Mukherjee scheme) and type 27 (new phage type scheme). The strains were resistant to co-trimoxazole, furazolidone, ampicillin, streptomycin and nalidixic acid.
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