Pre-earthquake non-epidemic Vibrio cholerae in Haiti

Jie Liu; Christopher Winstead-Derlega; Eric Houpt; Rebecca Heidkamp; Jean Pape; Rebecca Dillingham

doi:10.3855/jidc.4524

Pre-earthquake non-epidemic Vibrio cholerae in Haiti

Authors

Jie Liu University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Christopher Winstead-Derlega University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Eric Houpt University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Rebecca Heidkamp Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
Jean Pape Groupe Haïtien d’Etude du Sarcome de Kaposi et des Infections Opportunistes, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Rebecca Dillingham University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3855/jidc.4524

Keywords:

Haiti, microbiology, V. cholerae, epidemic

Abstract

Introduction: To our knowledge, there was no record of Vibrio cholerae in Haiti until the 2010 post earthquake outbreak.

Methodology: This study describes the analysis of 301 stool samples from 117 infants in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, who participated in a pediatric nutrition study between July 2008 and October 2009.

Results: Nine samples were identified positive with both SYBR Green and Taqman-MGB probe based molecular assays targeting V. cholerae hlyA and toxR, respectively (Ct = 33 – 40), but none were O1 or O139.

Conclusions: Our results from multiple molecular assays demonstrate the presence of non-O1/O139 V. cholerae DNA in stools collected from nine asymptomatic Haitian infants two years prior to the 2010 earthquake.

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2014-01-15

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Liu J, Winstead-Derlega C, Houpt E, Heidkamp R, Pape J, Dillingham R (2014) Pre-earthquake non-epidemic Vibrio cholerae in Haiti. J Infect Dev Ctries 8:120–122. doi: 10.3855/jidc.4524

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Vol. 8 No. 01: January 2014

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