| isolation of vibrio cholerae and other enteric microbiota from patients with suspected cholera during the 2009 outbreak in madang province, papua new guinea. | when cholera was first detected in papua new guinea (png) in mid-2009, national diagnostic capacity faced many challenges. this was in part due to the non-endemic status of the outbreak, resulting in few local staff experienced in vibrio cholerae detection and poor access to the required consumables. the png institute of medical research conducted culture on specimens from suspected cholera patients in madang province, with presumptive v. cholerae isolates sent to goroka for confirmation. of 98 ... | 2015 | 26288927 |