Open AccessNo Evidence of Significant Levels of Toxigenic V. cholerae O1 in the Haitian Aquatic Environment During the 2012 Rainy Season
Author(s) -
Sandrine Baron,
Jean Lesné,
Sandra Moore,
Emmanuel Rossignol,
Stanislas Rebaudet,
Pierre Gazin,
Robert Barrais,
Roc Magloire,
Jacques Boncy,
Renaud Piarroux
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
plos currents
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.282
H-Index - 49
ISSN - 2157-3999
DOI - 10.1371/currents.outbreaks.7735b392bdcb749baf5812d2096d331e
Subject(s) - vibrio cholerae , cholera , wet season , veterinary medicine , context (archaeology) , cholera toxin , biology , serotype , microbiology and biotechnology , isolation (microbiology) , dry season , bacteria , ecology , medicine , paleontology , genetics
On October 21, 2010, Haiti was struck by a cholera epidemic for the first time in over a century. Epidemiological and molecular genetic data have clearly demonstrated that the bacterium was imported. Nevertheless, the persistence of the epidemic for more than two years, the high incidence rates in some coastal areas and the seasonal exacerbations of the epidemic during the rainy seasons have prompted us to examine the levels of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae in the Haitian aquatic environment.