The Aquatic Environment as a Reservoir of Vibrio cholerae O1 in Hydrographic Basins of the State of Pernambuco, Brazil

The Aquatic Environment as a Reservoir of Vibrio cholerae O1 in Hydrographic Basins of the State of Pernambuco, Brazil

After the worldwide cholera epidemic in 1993, permanent environmental monitoring of hydrographic basins was established in Pernambuco, Brazil, where cholera is endemic. After a quiescent period, 4 rfbN (serogroup O1) positive water samples that were culture negative were detected by multiplex single...

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Main Authors: Carina Lucena Mendes-Marques, Vladimir da Mota Silveira Filho, Ana Paula Rocha da Costa, Mariana de Lira Nunes, Sandoval Vieira da Silva Filho, Ângela Cristina Torres de Araújo Figueirôa, Ernesto Hofer, Alzira Maria Paiva de Almeida, Nilma Cintra Leal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/746254

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