A cluster of Vibrio cholerae O1 infections in French travelers to Rajasthan (India), May 2006

J Travel Med. 2008 Jul-Aug;15(4):273-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1708-8305.2008.00210.x.

Abstract

A woman aged 60 years was hospitalized for Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1 cholera. Twenty-six fellow travelers and 48 health care workers who cared for the patient were individually traced and contacted. Of the 23/27 travelers with diarrhea during the trip, 4 presented antibodies. There was no person-to-person transmission.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Typing Techniques
  • Cholera / diagnosis*
  • Cholera / transmission
  • Contact Tracing
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Feces / microbiology*
  • Female
  • France
  • Humans
  • India
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Middle Aged
  • Travel*
  • Vibrio cholerae O1 / isolation & purification*