Are natural reservoirs important for cholera surveillance? The case of an outbreak in a Brazilian estuary.

Martinelli Filho, J E; Lopes, R M; Rivera, I N G; Colwell, R R

Martinelli Filho, J E; Lopes, R M; Rivera, I N G; Colwell, R R.

Affiliation

Martinelli Filho JE; Marine Environmental Monitoring Laboratory (LAPMAR), Geosciences Institute and the Biodiversity and Conservation post-graduate program, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Brazil.
Lopes RM; Department of Biological Oceanography, Oceanographic Institute, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil.
Rivera IN; Environmental Microbiology Department, Biomedical Sciences Institute, University of São Paulo (ICB-USP), São Paulo, Brazil.
Colwell RR; Center of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.

Lett Appl Microbiol ; 63(3): 183-8, 2016 Sep.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27416521

Subject(s)

Bivalvia/microbiology; Cholera/epidemiology; Copepoda/microbiology; Sewage/microbiology; Vibrio cholerae O1/isolation & purification; Zooplankton/microbiology; Animals; Brazil; Cholera/microbiology; Estuaries; Humans; Pandemics; Water Microbiology

Key words

Paranaguá; direct fluorescence assay; environmental monitoring, estuary; pathogens

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Health context: 12_ODS3_hazardous_contamination / 3_ND Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Sewage / Zooplankton / Cholera / Bivalvia / Copepoda / Vibrio cholerae O1 Type of study: Screening_studies Limits: Animals / Humans Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Brasil Language: En Journal: Lett Appl Microbiol Year: 2016 Document type: Article

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