Deciphering the Origins and Tracking the Evolution of Cholera Epidemics with Whole-Genome-Based Molecular Epidemiology

ABSTRACT The devastating Haitian cholera outbreak that began in October 2010 is the first known cholera epidemic in this island nation. Epidemiological and genomic data have provided strong evidence that United Nations security forces from Nepal introduced toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1, the cause of...

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Main Authors: Yonatan H. Grad, Matthew K. Waldor
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/cca1cf0b15a4446fa94d0cb6d8c1e5dc
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