title: Molecular subtyping in cholera outbreak, Laos, 2010.
abstract: A cholera outbreak in Laos in July 2010 involved 237 cases, including 4 deaths. Molecular subtyping indicated relatedness between the Vibrio cholerae isolates in this and in a 2007 outbreak, uncovering a clonal group of V. cholerae circulating in the Mekong basin. Our finding suggests the subtyping methods will affect this relatedness.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Laboratory and Epidemiology, Vientiane, Laos.
authors.forename: Noikaseumsy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sithivong
authors.forename: Tomoko
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authors.lastname: Morita-Ishihara
authors.forename: Arounnapha
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mesh_terms: D002771:Cholera / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D006801:Humans; D007812:Laos / Q000453:epidemiology; D058889:Molecular Typing / Q000379:methods; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences / Q000235:genetics; D041241:Vibrio cholerae O1 / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification
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