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A Cluster of Vibrio cholerae O1 Infections in French Travelers to Rajasthan (India), May 2006
Document Type
Report
Source
Journal of Travel Medicine. July-August, 2008, Vol. 15 Issue 4, p273, 5 p.
Subject
Travelers -- Health aspects
Cholera toxin -- Health aspects
Language
English
ISSN
1195-1982
Abstract
To purchase or authenticate to the full-text of this article, please visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1708-8305.2008.00210.x Byline: Arnaud Tarantola (*), Jacques Vaucel ([dagger]), Celine Laviolle ([double dagger]), Marie-Laure Quilici (s.), Jean-Michel Thiolet (*), Jean-Michel Fournier (s.) Abstract: A woman aged 60 years was hospitalized for Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1 cholera. Twenty-six fellow travelers and 48 health care workers who cared for the patient were individually traced and contacted. Of the 23/27 travelers with diarrhea during the trip, 4 presented antibodies. There was no person-to-person transmission. Author Affiliation: (*)International and Tropical Department, Institut de Veille Sanitaire, Saint-Maurice, France ([dagger])Microbiology Laboratory, Hopital Yves Le Foll, Saint-Brieuc, France ([double dagger])District Public Health Officer, Direction des Affaires Sanitaires et Sociales, Saint-Brieuc, France (s.)Centre National de Reference des vibrions et du cholera, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France Article note: Arnaud Tarantola, MD, Departement International et Tropical, Institut de Veille Sanitaire, 12 rue du Val d'Osne, 94415 Saint-Maurice cedex, France. E-mail: a.tarantola@invs.sante.fr