Vibrio choleraeO1 in 2 Coastal Villages, Papua New Guinea

Alexander Rosewell,C Raina Macintyre,Rosheila Dagina,Amy Jennison,Enoch Posanai,Manoj Murhekar,Helen Smith,Berry Ropa,Glen Mola,Anthony Zwi,Samir R Dutta

doi:10.3201/eid1701.100993

Abstract

<i>Vibrio cholerae</i>O1 in 2 Coastal Villages, Papua New Guinea

Highlights

Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh, Roch Christian Johnson, Séverin Yehouénou Anagonou, Yves Thierry Barogui, Ange Dodji Dossou, Jean Gabin Houézo, Delphin Mavingha Phanzu, Brice Hughes Tente, Wayne M
To the Editor: Cholera outbreak reports are of international public health interest, especially in areas that were previously cholera free [1]
On August 6, 2009, a physician who visited the coastal village of Lambutina reported an outbreak of acute watery diarrhea that was associated with the death of his father and 4 other persons from this and a neighboring village

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Introduction

Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh, Roch Christian Johnson, Séverin Yehouénou Anagonou, Yves Thierry Barogui, Ange Dodji Dossou, Jean Gabin Houézo, Delphin Mavingha Phanzu, Brice Hughes Tente, Wayne M. 2. Sopoh GE, Johnson RC, Chauty A, Dossou AD, Aguiar J, Salmon O, et al Buruli ulcer surveillance, Benin, 2003–2005. To the Editor: Cholera outbreak reports are of international public health interest, especially in areas that were previously cholera free [1].

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