Table 2. Results of seafood sampling for Vibrio cholerae, Haiti, October–November 2010*.
| Sample no. | Sample location† | Seafood type | APW broth real-time PCR result | Characterization of V. cholerae isolates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Marc/Grand Saline | Oysters | ctxA detected | No isolate obtained |
| 2 | Saint Marc/Grand Saline | Red mussels | No ctxA detected | No isolate obtained |
| 3 | Saint Marc/Grand Saline | Queen conch | ctxA detected | No isolate obtained |
| 4 | Saint Marc/Grand Saline | Conch | No ctxA detected | No isolate obtained |
| 5 | Saint Marc/Grand Saline | Clams | No ctxA detected | No isolate obtained |
| 6 | Port-au-Prince, site 1 | Octopus | No ctxA detected | No isolate obtained |
| 6 | Port-au-Prince, site 1 | Clams | ctxA detected | No isolate obtained |
| 6 | Port-au-Prince, site 1 | Assorted gastropods | ctxA detected | No isolate obtained |
| 6 | Port-au-Prince, site 1 | Assorted bivalves | ctxA detected | No isolate obtained |
| 7 | Port-au-Prince, site 2 | Fish and crab combined sample | ctxA detected | Isolate matched outbreak strain‡ |
| 8 | Port-au-Prince, site 3 | Assorted bivalves | ctxA detected | Isolate matched outbreak strain‡ |
| 9 | Port-au-Prince, site 3 | Mussels | No ctxA detected | No isolate obtained |
*ID, identification; APW, alkaline peptone water. †Samples 1–5, sample 6, sample 7, and samples 8 and 9 were obtained at the same locations as water samples HWS-15, HWS-16, HWS-17, and HWS-18, respectively (Table 1; Figure). ‡V. cholerae serogroup O1, serotype Ogawa, biotype El Tor, ctxA-positive, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis–matched outbreak strain.