title: Outbreak due to Vibrio cholerae E1 Tor & serotype O139 in Yavatmal (Maharashtra) during June-July, 1994.
abstract: A total of 65 strains of V. cholerae were isolated during June-July 1994 at Yavatmal (Maharashtra). Of the 65 strains isolated, 62 were 01 El Tor Vibrios, while three were non 01 serotype 0139. The novel epidemic strain designated as 0139 reported during the outbreak in 1993, has been supplanted by the usual El Tor Vibrio during the present outbreak while 0139 serotype has remained sporadic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, V.N. Govt. Medical College, Yavatmal.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Fule
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Jalgaonkar
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Ingole
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fule
mesh_terms: D002771:Cholera / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000302:isolation & purification