Genomic Epidemiology of the Haitian Cholera Outbreak: a Single Introduction Followed by Rapid, Extensive, and Continued Spread Characterized the Onset of the Epidemic

Genomic Epidemiology of the Haitian Cholera Outbreak: a Single Introduction Followed by Rapid, Extensive, and Continued Spread Characterized the Onset of the Epidemic

ABSTRACT For centuries, cholera has been one of the most feared diseases. The causative agent Vibrio cholerae is a waterborne Gram-negative enteric pathogen eliciting a severe watery diarrheal disease. In October 2010, the seventh pandemic reached Haiti, a country that had not experienced cholera fo...

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Main Authors: Mark Eppinger, Talima Pearson, Sara S. K. Koenig, Ofori Pearson, Nathan Hicks, Sonia Agrawal, Fatemeh Sanjar, Kevin Galens, Sean Daugherty, Jonathan Crabtree, Rene S. Hendriksen, Lance B. Price, Bishnu P. Upadhyay, Geeta Shakya, Claire M. Fraser, Jacques Ravel, Paul S. Keim
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2014
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Microbiology
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/3d8374f9178445b4b49fe08006438fb5
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