| [first cases of cholera observed in children at the befelatanana general hospital--antananarivo university hospital center (madagascar)]. | ravages caused by cholera among children are well known. the disease invaded madagascar in 1999 may. this retrospective study reported the first childhood cholera cases. the survey was carried out at the befelatanana hospital during the period of cholera outbreak from april 23th to july 31st. the purpose of the study was to specify clinical, epidemiological and bacteriological characteristics of the disease. 5 out of 178 suspected cholera cases were less than 15 years old. 2 young girls out thes ... | 1999 | 12478963 |
| one-step immunochromatographic dipstick tests for rapid detection of vibrio cholerae o1 and o139 in stool samples. | we describe the development and evaluation of a rapid diagnostic test for vibrio cholerae o1 and o139 based on lipopolysaccharide detection using gold particles. the specificity ranged between 84 and 100%. the sensitivity of the dipsticks ranged from 94.2 to 100% when evaluated with stool samples obtained in madagascar and bangladesh. the dipstick can provide a simple tool for epidemiological surveys. | 2003 | 12738652 |
| molecular tracking of the lineage of strains of vibrio cholerae o1 biotype el tor associated with a cholera outbreak in andaman and nicobar islands, india. | a large outbreak of acute watery diarrhoea involving all age groups of mongoloid tribal aborigines occurred during october-november, 2002 in the nancowry group of andaman and nicobar islands in the indian ocean. twenty-one of the 67 stool samples from 67 patients were positive for toxigenic vibrio cholerae o1, serotype ogawa biotype el tor, which showed striking similarity in its antibiogram with some of the strains of v. cholerae o1 serotype ogawa biotype el tor isolated in kolkata. the nancowr ... | 2005 | 15941425 |
| [2007 cholera epidemic in comoros islands: a step towards endemisation?]. | in 2007, a cholera epidemic occurred on two of the three islands of the comoros archipelago: grande comore and moheli. this study is based on data from the files of the 1571 patients admitted to five cholera treatment centers (ctc). the outbreak lasted for ten months. a dramatic peak was observed in july and august corresponding to the traditional wedding season during which hundreds of guests including returning diaspora gather to celebrate "grand marriages". initial stool cultures identified v ... | 2010 | 20734608 |