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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spelling doaj-4608395dab3c48b6b2b731b64528e1542020-11-25T01:57:52ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60591999-04-015228529010.3201/eid0502.990217An Epidemic of Bloody Diarrhea: Escherichia coli O157 Emerging in Cameroon?Patrick CuninEtienne TedjoukaYves GermaniChouaïbou NcharreRaymond BercionJacques MorvanPaul M.V. MartinBetween 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.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/2/99-0217_articleCameroon
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author Patrick Cunin
Etienne Tedjouka
Yves Germani
Chouaïbou Ncharre
Raymond Bercion
Jacques Morvan
Paul M.V. Martin
spellingShingle Patrick Cunin
Etienne Tedjouka
Yves Germani
Chouaïbou Ncharre
Raymond Bercion
Jacques Morvan
Paul M.V. Martin
An Epidemic of Bloody Diarrhea: Escherichia coli O157 Emerging in Cameroon?
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Cameroon
author_facet Patrick Cunin
Etienne Tedjouka
Yves Germani
Chouaïbou Ncharre
Raymond Bercion
Jacques Morvan
Paul M.V. Martin
author_sort Patrick Cunin
title An Epidemic of Bloody Diarrhea: Escherichia coli O157 Emerging in Cameroon?
title_short An Epidemic of Bloody Diarrhea: Escherichia coli O157 Emerging in Cameroon?
title_full An Epidemic of Bloody Diarrhea: Escherichia coli O157 Emerging in Cameroon?
title_fullStr An Epidemic of Bloody Diarrhea: Escherichia coli O157 Emerging in Cameroon?
title_full_unstemmed An Epidemic of Bloody Diarrhea: Escherichia coli O157 Emerging in Cameroon?
title_sort epidemic of bloody diarrhea: escherichia coli o157 emerging in cameroon?
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 1999-04-01
description 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.
topic Cameroon
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/5/2/99-0217_article
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