Emergence and re-emergence of Vibrio cholerae 0139: an epidemiological study during 1993-2002 at Nagpur, Central India.
The pattern of Vibrio cholerae 01 and 0139 isolates at Indira Gandhi Medical College and Mayo General Hospital, Nagpur from 1993 to 2002 is presented. Emergence of the novel serotype 0139 in 1993 was followed by periods of quiescence and re-emergence. For the first time after 1993, the 0139 isolates out numbered 01 isolates in 2001. The peculiar epidemiological pattern is compared with other reports.
D002771:Cholera / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D041242:Vibrio cholerae O139