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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate cholera from 2008 August to 2009 August, and create public health importance, in acute diarrhea diseases. Epidemic of cholera have been reported from various parts of our country.(1)(2) A total fecal specimen 562 were collected, isolation and identification of pathogen was done according to standard methodology.(3) Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of the isolates were studied, and picked up randomly positive 25 isolates and were sent to national institute of cholera and enteric diseases (NICED) Kolkata for confirmation and Phage typing. RESULTS: Of the 562 of patients 57 (10.142%) isolates were found to be positive for vibrio. Cholera o1 and non 01/non-0139, out of 25 isolates 19 (76%). The vibrio Cholera 01 ogawa serotype, biotype Eltor and phage type T 27, T 24, T 21, T 13, along with 6 isolates (24%) of Non- 0139 was also noticeable as per the report of the (NICED) Kolkata. Majority of the clinical isolate were found to be resistant to more than one drug. (1)(2)
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