| [the cholera epidemic in panama 1991]. | the authors studied the epidemiology of the outbreak of cholera (due to vibrio cholerae 01, inabe serotype) which occurred in panama in 1991, during which 1179 probable cases were reported, with 292 hospitalizations, 29 deaths and 51 confirmed cases. there was an average of 24.7% hospitalizations and a 2.5% mortality. the epidemic involved 21 of 24 "corregimientos' in darién, 2 of 4 in san blas, 5 of 15 in panama east, 3 of 40 in colón and one of 19 in the metropolitan area of panama city. the i ... | 1992 | 1620896 |
| expanded safety and immunogenicity of a bivalent, oral, attenuated cholera vaccine, cvd 103-hgr plus cvd 111, in united states military personnel stationed in panama. | to provide optimum protection against classical and el tor biotypes of vibrio cholerae o1, a single-dose, oral cholera vaccine was developed by combining two live, attenuated vaccine strains, cvd 103-hgr (classical, inaba) and cvd 111 (el tor, ogawa). the vaccines were formulated in a double-chamber sachet; one chamber contained lyophilized bacteria, and the other contained buffer. a total of 170 partially-immune american soldiers stationed in panama received one of the following five formulatio ... | 1999 | 10085055 |