Abstract
A cholera outbreak in Laos in July 2010 involved 237 cases, including 4 deaths. Molecular subtyping indicated relatedness between the Vibrio cholerae isolates in this and in a 2007 outbreak, uncovering a clonal group of V. cholerae circulating in the Mekong basin. Our finding suggests the subtyping methods will affect this relatedness.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Cholera / epidemiology*
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Cholera / virology*
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
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Humans
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Laos / epidemiology
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Molecular Typing / methods
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Tandem Repeat Sequences / genetics
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Vibrio cholerae O1 / classification*
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Vibrio cholerae O1 / genetics
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Vibrio cholerae O1 / isolation & purification