Cholera Outbreaks

Provides a better understanding of cholera outbreaks - a prerequisite to prevent them

Written by leading authorities in the field

Richly illustrated

Inhalt

Cholera Outbreaks in the Classical Biotype Era.- Cholera Outbreaks in the El Tor Biotype Era and the Impact of the New El Tor variants.- Cholera Outbreaks in India.- Cholera Outbreaks in South East Asia.- Cholera Outbreaks in Africa.- The Cholera Outbreak in Haiti: Where and How Did it Begin?- Role of Phages in the Epidemiology of Cholera.- Circulation and Transmission of Clones of Vibrio Cholerae During Cholera Outbreaks.- Modelling Cholera Outbreaks.- Genomic Science in Understanding Cholera Outbreaks and Evolution of Vibrio cholerae as a Human pathogen.- When, How and Where Can Oral Cholera Vaccines be Used to Interrupt Cholera Outbreaks?.