Two cases of toxigenic vibrio cholerae O1 infection after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita - Louisiana, October 2005

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 31-32

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CASE REPORT; CHOLERA; DISASTER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REVIEW; SEA FOOD; UNITED STATES; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

CHOLERA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOUISIANA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATURAL DISASTERS; SEAFOOD; VIBRIO CHOLERAE O1;

EID: 32544438134     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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