Seroprevalence of Vibrio cholerae in Adults, Haiti, 2017

Seroprevalence of Vibrio cholerae in Adults, Haiti, 2017

In Haiti in 2017, the prevalence of serum vibriocidal antibody titers against Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1 among adults was 12.4% in Cerca-la-Source and 9.54% in Mirebalais, suggesting a high recent prevalence of infection. Improved surveillance programs to monitor cholera and guide public health in...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2023-09, Vol.29 (9), p.1929-1932
Hauptverfasser: Matias, Wilfredo R, Guillaume, Yodeline, Augustin, Gertrude Cene, Vissieres, Kenia, Ternier, Ralph, Charles, Richelle C, Harris, Jason B, Franke, Molly F, Ivers, Louise C
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adults
Antibodies
Cholera
Cholera toxin
Communicable diseases
Diagnosis
Dispatch
dried blood spots
Epidemics
Haiti
Health aspects
Health promotion
Hospitals
Households
in Adults, Haiti, 2017
Infections
Infectious diseases
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Public health
Regression analysis
Review boards
Risk factors
seroepidemiology
Serology
Seroprevalence of
Statistics
Vaccines
Vibrio cholerae
Viral antibodies
Waterborne diseases
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Zusammenfassung:In Haiti in 2017, the prevalence of serum vibriocidal antibody titers against Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1 among adults was 12.4% in Cerca-la-Source and 9.54% in Mirebalais, suggesting a high recent prevalence of infection. Improved surveillance programs to monitor cholera and guide public health interventions in Haiti are necessary.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2909.230401