V. cholerae 01 outbreak in remote villages of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, 1994.
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ABSTRACT
An outbreak of V. cholerae 01 occurred in remote villages of Rohru tehsil, district Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, during June-July 1994. Seven villages were affected. Overall attack rate was 16.4 per cent in surveyed villages. Attack rate in children < 5 was significantly high. Suspected source was spring water contaminated from open air defaecation. V. cholerae was resistant to co-trimoxazole and streptomycin.
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Asunto principal:
Vibrio cholerae
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Microbiología del Agua
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Humanos
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Niño
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Preescolar
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Cólera
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Vigilancia de la Población
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Salud Rural
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Incidencia
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Brotes de Enfermedades
Tipo de estudio:
Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Año:
1997
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Article