Cholera transmission near a cholera hospital.
A review of the incidence of cholera from 1964 through 1974 in Matlab, Bangladesh, revealed that among the villages several had very high incidence-rates. Investigation indicated that high cholera-rates in two of these villages were probably related to water contamination from a nearby cholera hospital established in 1963. The data imply that heavy contamination can overcome any immunity resulting from repeated exposure.
D001459:Bangladesh; D002771:Cholera / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000453:epidemiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000453:epidemiology; D004777:Environment; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D012621:Seasons; D014871:Water Microbiology; D014876:Water Pollution; D014881:Water Supply