Resources and Publications

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When to Consider Cholera
November 14, 2011
CDC Expert Dr. Robert Quick discusses when to consider cholera.

Resources

Laboratory Diagnostic Resources

• Laboratory Testing for Cholera

Outbreak Response

• Cholera outbreak: assessing the outbreak response and improving preparedness (in English, French, Portuguese, and Swahili), WHO

Additional Information

• The Global Task Force on Cholera Control, WHO
• Cholera: Basic Facts for Travelers, WHO
  • Dealing with a Cholera Emergency: Essential Information, WHO
  • Guidelines for Cholera Control, WHO
  • Management of Patients with Cholera, WHO
• CDC Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR)
• CDC's Safe Water System
• Haiti Cholera Info for Health Professionals

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Publications

Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal

• Dunkle SE, Mba-Jonas A, Loharikar A, Fouché B, Peck M, Ayers T, et al. Epidemic cholera in a crowded urban environment, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 2010 [PDF - 8 pages]. Emerg Infect Dis 2011. 17(11):[Epub ahead of print].
• Morris JG Jr. Cholera—modern pandemic disease of ancient lineage [PDF - 14 pages]. Emerg Infect Dis 2011. 17(11):[Epub ahead of print].
• Newton AE, Heiman KE, Schmitz A, Török T, Apostolou A, Hanson H, et al. Cholera in United States associated with epidemic in Hispaniola [PDF - 7 pages]. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011; 17(11):[Epub ahead of print].
• Reimer AR, Van Domselaar G, Stroika S, Walker M, Kent H, Tarr C, et al. Comparative genomics of Vibrio cholerae from Haiti, Asia, and Africa. Emerg Infect Dis 2011 [PDF - 20 pages]. 17(11):[Epub ahead of print].
• Sjölund-Karlsson M, Reimer A, Folster JP, Walker M, Dahourou GA , Batra DG, et al. Drug resistance mechanisms in Vibrio cholerae O1 outbreak strain, Haiti, 2010 [PDF - 8 pages]. Emerg Infect Dis 2011. 17(11):[Epub ahead of print].
• Tappero JW, Tauxe RV. Lessons learned during public health response to cholera epidemic in Haiti and the Dominican Republic [PDF - 18 pages]. Emerg Infect Dis 2011. 17(11):[Epub ahead of print].

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MMWR Articles

• CDC. Notes from the Field: Identification of Vibrio cholerae Serogroup O1, Serotype Inaba, Biotype El Tor Strain — Haiti, March 2012. MMWR 2012;61:309.
• CDC. Update on Cholera---Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Florida, 2010. MMWR 2010;59:1637–41.
• CDC. Update: outbreak of cholera---Haiti, 2010. MMWR 2010;59:1586–90.
• CDC. Update: cholera outbreak---Haiti, 2010. MMWR 2010;59:1473–9.
• CDC. Cholera outbreak---Haiti, October 2010. MMWR 2010;59:1411.
• CDC. Cholera Epidemic Associated with Raw Vegetables---Lusaka, Zambia, 2003-2004. MMWR September 3, 2004 / Vol. 53 / No.34
• CDC. 150th Anniversary of John Snow and the Pump Handle. MMWR September 3, 2004 / Vol. 53 / No. 34
• CDC. Cholera Associated with Food Transported from El Salvador - Indiana, 1994. MMWR May 26, 1995 / Vol. 44 / No. 20
• CDC. Update: Vibrio cholerae O1 - Western Hemisphere, 1991-1994, and V. cholerae O139 - Asia, 1994. MMWR March 24, 1995 / Vol. 44 / No. 11
• CDC. Surveillance for Cholera - Cochabamba Department, Bolivia, January-June 1992. MMWR August 27, 1993 / Vol. 42 / No. 33
• CDC. Imported Cholera Associated with a Newly Described Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O139 Strain - California, 1993. MMWR July 9, 1993 / Vol. 42 / No. 26
• CDC. Epidemic Cholera - Burundi and Zimbabwe, 1992-1993. MMWR June 4, 1993 / Vol. 42 / No. 21
• CDC. Update: Cholera - Western Hemisphere, 1992. MMWR February 12, 1993 / Vol. 42 / No. 5

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References

• Mintz ED, Guerrant RL. A Lion in Our Village – The Unconscionable Tragedy of Cholera in Africa. N Engl J Med 2009;360:1060-1063. www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp0810559
• Crump J, Bopp C, Greene KD, Kubota KA, Middendorf RL, Wells JG, Mintz ED. Emergence of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O141 causing cholera-like diarrhea and bloodstream infection in the United States. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2003;187:866-868.
• Steinberg EB, Green KD, Bopp CA, Cameron DN, Wells JG, Mintz ED. Cholera in the United States, 1995-2000: trends at the end of the millennium. J Infect Dis 2001; 184: 799-802.
• Mintz ED, Tauxe, RT, Levine MM. The global resurgence of cholera. In: Noah N, O'Mahoney M, eds. Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Control. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998.
• Ackers M, Pagaduan R, Hart G, et al. Cholera and sliced fruit: probable secondary transmission from an asymptomatic carrier in the United States. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1997;1:212-14.
• Mahon BE, Mintz ED, Greene KD, Wells JG, Tauxe RV. Reported cholera in the United States, 1992-1994: a reflection of global changes in cholera epidemiology. JAMA 1996;276:307-312.
• Boyce TG, Mintz ED, Greene KD, et al. Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal infections among tourists to southeast Asia: an intercontinental foodborne outbreak. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1995;172:1401-4.
• Tauxe RV, Mintz ED, Quick, RE. Epidemic cholera in the new world: translating field epidemiology into new prevention strategies. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1995;1:141-146.
• Mintz ED, Effler PV, Maslankowski LA, et al. A rapid public health response to a cryptic outbreak of cholera in Hawaii. American Journal of Public Health, 1994; 84:1988-1991.
• Wachsmuth IK, Blake PA, Olsvik O, eds. Vibrio cholerae and cholera: molecular to global perspectives. Washington, DC: American Society for Microbiology, 1994. World Health Organization. Guidelines for cholera control. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1993.

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