Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 in water and seafood, Haiti

Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Nov;17(11):2147-50. doi: 10.3201/eid1711.110748.

Abstract

During the 2010 cholera outbreak in Haiti, water and seafood samples were collected to detect Vibrio cholerae. The outbreak strain of toxigenic V. cholerae O1 serotype Ogawa was isolated from freshwater and seafood samples. The cholera toxin gene was detected in harbor water samples.

MeSH terms

  • Cholera / epidemiology
  • Cholera / transmission*
  • Cholera Toxin / genetics
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Fresh Water / microbiology*
  • Haiti / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Seafood / microbiology*
  • Vibrio cholerae O1 / genetics
  • Vibrio cholerae O1 / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • Cholera Toxin