Open AccessEnvironmental factors associated with emergence of disease with special reference to cholera
Author(s) -
A. Huq,
Rita R. Colwell
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
eastern mediterranean health journal/eastern mediterranean health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1687-1634
pISSN - 1020-3397
DOI - 10.26719/1996.2.1.37
Subject(s) - vibrio cholerae , cholera , serotype , environmental health , geography , disease , medicine , biology , virology , pathology , genetics , bacteria
Many serious diseases related to environmental factors have recently emerged worldwide. This paper examines such factors, giving particular attention to a newly recognized serotype of Vibrio cholerae, which has caused epidemics in India and Bangladesh