Vibrio cholerae O139 in Thailand in 1994.
Vibrio cholerae O139 first appeared in India and Bangladesh in 1992. Surveillance for O139 was started at three hospitals in Thailand in 1993. By 1994 all three hospitals surveyed in Thailand had experienced an increase in Vibrio cholerae O139 infections.
Bodhidatta
L
L
Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS), Bangkok, Thailand.
Echeverria
P
P
Hoge
C W
CW
Pitarangsi
C
C
Serichantalergs
O
O
Henprasert-Tae
N
N
Harikul
S
S
Kitpoka
P
P
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002771:Cholera / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014871:Water Microbiology