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Vibrio cholerae O139 in Thailand in 1994

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

L. Bodhidatta
Affiliation:
Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS), 315/6 Rajvithi Road, Bangkok 104001; Suan Phung Hospital, Rajburi2; Children's Hospital, Bangkok3; and Samutsakorn Hospital, Samutsakorn4, Thailand
P. Echeverria*
Affiliation:
Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS), 315/6 Rajvithi Road, Bangkok 104001; Suan Phung Hospital, Rajburi2; Children's Hospital, Bangkok3; and Samutsakorn Hospital, Samutsakorn4, Thailand
C. W. Hoge
Affiliation:
Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS), 315/6 Rajvithi Road, Bangkok 104001; Suan Phung Hospital, Rajburi2; Children's Hospital, Bangkok3; and Samutsakorn Hospital, Samutsakorn4, Thailand
C. Pitarangsi
Affiliation:
Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS), 315/6 Rajvithi Road, Bangkok 104001; Suan Phung Hospital, Rajburi2; Children's Hospital, Bangkok3; and Samutsakorn Hospital, Samutsakorn4, Thailand
O. Serichantalergs
Affiliation:
Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS), 315/6 Rajvithi Road, Bangkok 104001; Suan Phung Hospital, Rajburi2; Children's Hospital, Bangkok3; and Samutsakorn Hospital, Samutsakorn4, Thailand
N. Henprasert-Tae
Affiliation:
Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS), 315/6 Rajvithi Road, Bangkok 104001; Suan Phung Hospital, Rajburi2; Children's Hospital, Bangkok3; and Samutsakorn Hospital, Samutsakorn4, Thailand
S. Harikul
Affiliation:
Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS), 315/6 Rajvithi Road, Bangkok 104001; Suan Phung Hospital, Rajburi2; Children's Hospital, Bangkok3; and Samutsakorn Hospital, Samutsakorn4, Thailand
P. Kitpoka
Affiliation:
Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences (AFRIMS), 315/6 Rajvithi Road, Bangkok 104001; Suan Phung Hospital, Rajburi2; Children's Hospital, Bangkok3; and Samutsakorn Hospital, Samutsakorn4, Thailand
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*Peter Echeverria, 315/6 Rajvithi Road, Bangkok 10400, Thailand.
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Vibrio cholerae O139 first appeared in India and Bangladesh in 1992. Surveillance for O139 was started at three hospitals in Thailand in 1993. By 1994 all three hospitals surveyed in Thailand had experienced an increase in Vibrio cholerae O139 infections.

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