An Epidemic of Bloody Diarrhea: Escherichia coli O157 Emerging in Cameroon?

An Epidemic of Bloody Diarrhea: Escherichia coli O157 Emerging in Cameroon?

Between November 1997 and April 20, 1998, bloody diarrhea sickened 298 persons in Cameroon. Laboratory investigation of the epidemic (case-fatality rate, 16.4%) documented amoebiasis in one of three patients and three types of pathogens: multidrug-resistant Shigella dysenteriae type 1, S. boydii, an...

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Main Authors: Patrick Cunin, Etienne Tedjouka, Yves Germani, Chouaïbou Ncharre, Raymond Bercion, Jacques Morvan, Paul M.V. Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 1999-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Cameroon
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/2/99-0217_article
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Summary:Between November 1997 and April 20, 1998, bloody diarrhea sickened 298 persons in Cameroon. Laboratory investigation of the epidemic (case-fatality rate, 16.4%) documented amoebiasis in one of three patients and three types of pathogens: multidrug-resistant Shigella dysenteriae type 1, S. boydii, and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli. We report the first isolation of E. coli O157:H7 in Cameroon and the second series of cases in the Central African region.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059

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