An El Tor cholera outbreak in Maldah district, West Bengal.

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dc.contributor.authorGupta, D Nen_US
dc.contributor.authorSarkar, B Len_US
dc.contributor.authorBhattacharya, M Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorSengupta, P Gen_US
dc.contributor.authorBhattacharya, S Ken_US
dc.date.accessioned1999-03-16en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-01T18:02:36Z
dc.date.available1999-03-16en_US
dc.date.available2009-06-01T18:02:36Z
dc.date.issued1999-03-16en_US
dc.description.abstractAn outbreak of cholera occurred in Maldah district, West Bengal during July-August 1998. Attack rate was 34/1000. Cases were more (59.3%) amongst adults (> 15 years.). V. cholerae 01 biotype E1 Tor serotype ogawa was isolated as a single pathogen from 52.9% (9/17 samples examined). All V. cholerae strains belonged to phage type 2 (Basu and Mukherjee scheme) and type 27 (new phage type scheme). The strains were resistant to co-trimoxazole, furazolidone, ampicillin, streptomycin and nalidixic acid.en_US
dc.description.affiliationNational Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Calcutta.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGupta DN, Sarkar BL, Bhattacharya MK, Sengupta PG, Bhattacharya SK. An El Tor cholera outbreak in Maldah district, West Bengal. Journal of Communicable Diseases. 1999 Mar; 31(1): 49-52en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/111937
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.subject.meshAdolescenten_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschoolen_US
dc.subject.meshCholera --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshDisease Outbreaksen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshInfanten_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshVibrio cholerae --isolation & purificationen_US
dc.titleAn El Tor cholera outbreak in Maldah district, West Bengal.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'ten_US
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