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Diarrhoeal outbreak of Vibrio cholerae 0139 from North India
Author(s) -
Gomber S,
Mathur M,
Sharma PP
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1995.tb13611.x
Subject(s) - vibrio cholerae , cholera , outbreak , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , vibrio infections , vibrio , diarrhea , virology , biology , bacteria , genetics
Epidemics of cholera caused by Vibrio cholerae 01 occur regularly in India. Until recently, Vibrio cholerae non‐01 have been the the causative agents of sporadic cases of gastroenteritis and septicaemia, especially in immunocompromised children. We describe a large outbreak of cholera‐like illness from North India caused by Vibrio cholerae non‐01, later serotyped as Vibrio cholerae 0139. Forty‐one of a total of 391 patients with acute diarrhoea during a 2‐month period (May–July 1993) were identified as having Vibrio cholerae in faecal samples. All patients were aged 1.5–12 years. Vibrio cholerae 0139 was isolated in 30 patients (73%–group I) and Vibrio cholerae 01 biotype eltor in 11 patients (27%–group II). The clinical presentation and severity of the cholera‐like illness were similar to typical cholera. This strain is toxigenic with an epidemic potential and should be monitored carefully □