Volume 17, Number 11—November 2011
THEME ISSUE
CHOLERA IN HAITI
Research
Characterization of Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae from Haiti, 2010–2011
Deborah Talkington
, Cheryl Bopp, Cheryl Tarr, Michele B. Parsons, Georges Dahourou, Molly Freeman, Kevin Joyce, Maryann Turnsek, Nancy Garrett, Michael Humphrys, Gerardo Gomez, Steven Stroika, Jacques Boncy, Benjamin Ochieng, Joseph Oundo, John D. Klena, Anthony Smith, Karen H. Keddy, and Peter Gerner-Smidt
, Cheryl Bopp, Cheryl Tarr, Michele B. Parsons, Georges Dahourou, Molly Freeman, Kevin Joyce, Maryann Turnsek, Nancy Garrett, Michael Humphrys, Gerardo Gomez, Steven Stroika, Jacques Boncy, Benjamin Ochieng, Joseph Oundo, John D. Klena, Anthony Smith, Karen H. Keddy, and Peter Gerner-Smidt
Table 2
Serotype distribution among Vibrio cholerae isolates collected during 1991–2011
| Location | No. strains typed | Serotype | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogawa | Inaba | ||
| Haiti | 149 | 149 | 0 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Djibouti | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| India | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Kenya | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oman | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Peru | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Somalia | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sudan | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Togo | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| US Gulf Coast | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 200 | 167 | 33 |
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