Emerging infectious diseases · 2011 · 31 citations · 3 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesInfectious Disease EpidemiologyMedical MicrobiologyOutbreak InvestigationDisease EpidemiologyDisease SpreadInfectious DiarrheaInfectious Disease Risk FactorsTravel-related Infectious DiseasesZoonotic Outbreak InvestigationOutbreak DescriptionVibrio ContaminationVibrio GastroenteritisVibrio Infections
Cholera is rare in the United States (annual average 6 cases). Since epidemic cholera began in Hispaniola in 2010, a total of 23 cholera cases caused by toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 have been confirmed in the United States. Twenty-two case-patients reported travel to Hispaniola and 1 reported consumption of seafood from Haiti.
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