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. 1995 Feb;114(1):71–73. doi: 10.1017/s095026880005192x

Vibrio cholerae O139 in Thailand in 1994.

L Bodhidatta 1, P Echeverria 1, C W Hoge 1, C Pitarangsi 1, O Serichantalergs 1, N Henprasert-Tae 1, S Harikul 1, P Kitpoka 1
PMCID: PMC2271354  PMID: 7867745

Abstract

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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