Background Cholera surveillance relies on clinical diagnosis of acute watery diarrhea.
Suspected cholera case definitions have high sensitivity but low specificity, challenging our …

Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by ingestion of food or water contaminated
with the bacterium, Vibrio cholera. Choleragenic V. cholera O1 and O139 are the only …

Background Cholera, an infectious disease caused by Vibrio cholerae, is a major public
health problem and is a particularly burden in develo** countries including Nepal …

Background Cholera is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in underdeveloped
countries including Nepal. Recently drug resistance in Vibrio cholerae has become a …

Background Although endemic cholera causes significant morbidity and mortality each year
in Nepal, lack of information about the causal bacterium often hinders cholera intervention …

Abstract Background In Nepal, cases of Cholera occur annually either as sporadic or as
outbreaks claiming the lives of many in rural areas. The present study is a laboratory based …

Background Infection with intestinal helminths is common and may contribute to the
decreased efficacy of Vibrio cholerae vaccines in endemic compared to non-endemic areas …

Introduction: The prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of the bacterial
enteropathogens Vibrio cholerae, Salmonella species and Shigella species were …

We conducted descriptive analysis of available information regarding the epidemiology of
cholera outbreaks in South and Southeast Asia during 2003–2012. Information from 58 …

Introduction. Diarrheal disease outbreaks are cause of major Public health emergencies in
Nigeria. From September 12th to 14th, 2013 an outbreak of cholera began among a sub …