title: Outbreak of gastroenteritis in different areas of Pakistan.
abstract: Outbreak of acute gastroenteritis occurred during July to August, 1988 in districts of Mansehra, Swat and Muzaffarabad. Thirty cases, clinically diagnosed as cholera, were investigated. On examination, 22 (73.3%) cases were bacteriologically confirmed as cholera due to V. cholerae Eltor, ogawa. All strains were sensitive to chloramphenicol.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ara
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Yousuf
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghafoor
mesh_terms: D002771:Cholera / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D010154:Pakistan; D012703:Serotyping