Cholera in United States associated with epidemic in Hispaniola

Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Nov;17(11):2166-8. doi: 10.3201/eid1711.110808.

Abstract

Cholera is rare in the United States (annual average 6 cases). Since epidemic cholera began in Hispaniola in 2010, a total of 23 cholera cases caused by toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 have been confirmed in the United States. Twenty-two case-patients reported travel to Hispaniola and 1 reported consumption of seafood from Haiti.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Child
  • Cholera / epidemiology*
  • Cholera / therapy
  • Cholera / transmission
  • Dominican Republic / epidemiology
  • Epidemics*
  • Female
  • Fluid Therapy
  • Haiti / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Travel
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Vibrio cholerae O1 / isolation & purification
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents