| cholera in piura, peru: a modern urban epidemic. | in late january 1991, epidemic cholera appeared in peru. within 2 months, 7922 cases and 17 deaths occurred in piura, a peruvian city of 361,868. a hospital-based culture survey showed that 79%-86% of diarrhea cases were cholera. high vibriocidal antibody titers were detected in 34% of the asymptomatic population. a study of 50 case-patients and 100 matched controls demonstrated that cholera was associated with drinking unboiled water (odds ratio [or], 3.9; 95% confidence interval [ci], 1.7-8.9) ... | 1992 | 1431259 |
| [historical report: first isolation of vibrio cholera serogroup o1 biovar el tor serovar inaba during the cholerae epidemic in perú ‑ 1991.] | 20 years ago, a new diarrheal disease was introduced in peru and the enteropathogens reference laboratory of the instituto nacional de salud had an outstanding role in the isolation and rapid and timely identification of vibrio cholerae. cholera had not been seen before, but during the last week of january 1991 an outbreak of acute diarrhea was detected, presenting intense dehydration and some deaths. the epidemic affected, in the beginning, many locations of the peruvian coast. some working tea ... | 2011 | 21537782 |