TY - JOUR AU - Sithivong, Noikaseumsy AU - Morita-Ishihara, Tomoko AU - Vongdouangchanh, Arounnapha AU - Phouthavane, Traykhouane AU - Chomlasak, Khampheng AU - Sisavath, Lay AU - Khamphaphongphane, Bouaphanh AU - Sengkeopraseuth, Bounthanom AU - Vongprachanh, Phengta AU - Keosavanh, Onechanh AU - Southalack, Kongmany AU - Jiyoung, Lee AU - Tsuyuoka, Reiko AU - Ohnishi, Makoto AU - Izumiya, Hidemasa T1 - Molecular Subtyping in Cholera Outbreak, Laos, 2010 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2011 VL - 17 IS - 11 SP - 2060 SN - 1080-6059 AB - A cholera outbreak in Laos in July 2010 involved 237 cases, including 4 deaths. Molecular subtyping indicated relatedness between the Vibrio cholerae isolates in this and in a 2007 outbreak, uncovering a clonal group of V. cholerae circulating in the Mekong basin. Our finding suggests the subtyping methods will affect this relatedness. KW - Vibrio infections KW - cholera KW - pulsed-field gel electrophoresis KW - multilocus variable number tandem repeat analysis KW - bacteria KW - Laos KW - dispatch DO - 10.3201/eid1711.110280 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/11/11-0280_article ER - End of Reference