title: An El Tor cholera outbreak in Maldah district, West Bengal.
abstract: An outbreak of cholera occurred in Maldah district, West Bengal during July-August 1998. Attack rate was 34/1000. Cases were more (59.3%) amongst adults (> 15 years.). V. cholerae 01 biotype E1 Tor serotype ogawa was isolated as a single pathogen from 52.9% (9/17 samples examined). All V. cholerae strains belonged to phage type 2 (Basu and Mukherjee scheme) and type 27 (new phage type scheme). The strains were resistant to co-trimoxazole, furazolidone, ampicillin, streptomycin and nalidixic acid.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Calcutta.
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Sengupta
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002771:Cholera / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000302:isolation & purification