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SUBMITTER: Roobthaisong A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5817772 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Roobthaisong Amonrattana A Okada Kazuhisa K Htun Nilar N Aung Wah Wah WW Wongboot Warawan W Kamjumphol Watcharaporn W Han Aye Aye AA Yi Yi Y Hamada Shigeyuki S
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 20170818 5
Cholera, caused by <i>Vibrio cholerae</i>, remains a global threat to public health. In Myanmar, the availability of published information on the occurrence of the disease is scarce. We report here that cholera incidence in Mandalay generally exhibited a single annual peak, with an annual average of 312 patients with severe dehydration over the past 5 years (since 2011) and was closely associated with the rainy season. We analyzed cholera outbreaks, characterized 67 isolates of <i>V. cholerae</i ...[more]