Case of imported Vibrio cholerae O1 from India to South Africa

Husna Ismail; Anthony M Smith; Brett N Archer; Nomsa P Tau; Arvinda Sooka; Juno Thomas; Ben Prinsloo; Karen H Keddy

doi:10.3855/jidc.2448

Case of imported Vibrio cholerae O1 from India to South Africa

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Husna Ismail Centre for Enteric Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa
Anthony M Smith Centre for Enteric Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa
Brett N Archer National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa
Nomsa P Tau Centre for Enteric Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa
Arvinda Sooka Centre for Enteric Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa
Juno Thomas University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Ben Prinsloo Lancet Laboratories, Richmond, Johannesburg, South Africa
Karen H Keddy Centre for Enteric Diseases, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa

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https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.2448

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Vibrio cholerae O1, cholera, South Africa, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), PulseNet, importation, travel-related, India

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2012-12-15

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Ismail H, Smith AM, Archer BN, Tau NP, Sooka A, Thomas J, Prinsloo B, Keddy KH (2012) Case of imported Vibrio cholerae O1 from India to South Africa. J Infect Dev Ctries 6:897–900. doi: 10.3855/jidc.2448

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Vol. 6 No. 12: December 2012

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