EPIDEMIOLOGY OF VIBRO CHOLERAE 0139 INFECTION

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INTRODUCTION

Cholera is an acute bacterial infection of the intestine caused by ingestion of food or water containing Vibrio cholerae, serogroups O139, it is a disease characterized by profuse diarrhea accompanied with a severe dehydration and loss of electrolyte (Colwell and Huq, 1994), caused by toxigenic Vibrio cholerae, a serologically diverse, environmental, and gram-negative rod bacterium (Li et al.,2002). In the absence of appropriate treatment, there is a high mortality rate. Cholera is a major public health concern because of its high transmissibility, (Kaper et al., 1995). Cholera is responsible for an estimated death of 120,000 globally every year (WHO, 2001), and still continues to be a scourge worldwide covering all continents. In developing countries like Nigeria with endemic areas, cholera is still very significant with incidence of more than five million cases per year (Tauxe et al., 1994; Lan and Reeves, 2002).

1.0 INTRODUCTION

1.1 MODES OF TRANSMISSION

1.2 PATHOGENESIS

1.3 EPIDEMIOLOGY

1.4 DIAGNOSIS

2.0 PREVENTION

2.1 TREATMENT

3.0 CONCLUSION

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