Outbreak of cholera in Berasia block of Bhopal District in Madhya Pradesh.
Bhopal district, Madhya Pradesh has been considered to be free of cholera. In an outbreak of gastro-enteritis in Berasia block of Bhopal district, Cholera vibrio Inaba and Ogawa were isolated from 17.64 per cent of stool samples collected. Extreme insanitary conditions, large aggregation of uncontrolled population and probably consumption of infected ice candies were responsible for the outbreak of cholera.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002771:Cholera / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant