| enterohaemorrhagic escherichia coli in central african republic. | a dysentery outbreak in the central african republic village of zemio was diagnosed as "shigella flexneri" by the pasteur institute in bangui (ipb) in february 1996; 2 months later there was an outbreak of hemorrhagic colitis. 108 patients presented with bloody diarrhea; cramping abdominal pain, fever, nausea, and vomiting were uncommon. the illness lasted between 5 days and 3 weeks (average, 8 days). antibiotics were ineffective. four patients died and several developed hemolytic-uremic syn ... | 1997 | 9186391 |
| enteropathogenic escherichia coli o157 in bangui and n'goila, central african republic: a brief report. | escherichia coli o157:h7 producing shiga like toxins is a food-borne pathogen frequently isolated in bangui from patients with hemorrhagic colitis (hc). this survey provides comprehensive data on the high prevalence of e. coli o157:h7 infection in bangui: carriage of e. coli o157:h7 by zebu (bos indicus) and fish, contamination of the fields at n'goila where the butchers kill the zebus, and contamination of the field surface water along the m'poko river upstream of the oubangui river where fish ... | 2006 | 16968932 |