| outbreak of cholera associated with crab brought from an area with epidemic disease. | from 31 march through 3 april 1991, 8 new jersey residents developed severe, watery diarrhea after eating crabmeat brought back in the suitcase of a traveler to ecuador. stool cultures yielded toxigenic vibrio cholerae o1, serotype inaba, biotype el tor from 4 persons, and vibriocidal antibody titers were > or = 1:640 in 7 persons, indicating recent infection with vibrio cholerae o1. eating crab was statistically associated with illness (p = .006); however, no leftover crabmeat was available for ... | 1992 | 1431260 |