title: Notes from the field: Identification of Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1, serotype Inaba, biotype El Tor strain - Haiti, March 2012.
abstract: On October 20, 2010, an outbreak of cholera was confirmed in Haiti for the first time in more than a century. As of April 10, 2012, a total of 534,647 cases, 287,656 hospitalizations, and 7,091 deaths have been reported in Haiti as a result of the outbreak. The Vibrio cholerae strain that caused the Haiti epidemic has been characterized as toxigenic V. cholerae, serogroup O1, serotype Ogawa, biotype El Tor.
mesh_terms: D002771:Cholera / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D006205:Haiti / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012703:Serotyping; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences; D041241:Vibrio cholerae O1 / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral