| first report of vibrio cholerae infection from andaman and nicobar, india. | out of 34 stool samples collected during an outbreak of diarrhoea, vibrio cholerae 01 was isolated from 10 samples contrary to earlier reports that shigella species was the only cause of diarrhoeal disease in andaman & nicobar islands. | 2002 | 14710858 |
| a cholera epidemic among the nicobarese tribe of nancowry, andaman, and nicobar, india. | cholera has not been reported from the andaman and nicobar islands in india. in october 2002, an outbreak of diarrhea occurred among the nicobarese tribe of the nancowry group of islands. the outbreak affected 16 of the 45 inhabited villages of three islands with an attack rate of 12.8% and a case fatality ratio of 1.3%. vibrio cholerae o1 el tor was isolated from 18 of the 67 patients tested. a study conducted in one of the villages indicated that the outbreak was started there by a person who ... | 2004 | 15642977 |
| emergence of vibrio cholerae o1 inaba in andaman & nicobar islands, india. | | 2007 | 17545217 |