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Cholera
Research reports from University of Maryland provide new insights into cholera
January 27th, 2009
"The causative agent of cholera, Vibrio cholerae, has been shown to be autochthonous to riverine, estuarine, and coastal waters along with its host, the copepod, a significant member of the zooplankton community. Temperature, salinity, rainfall and plankton have proven to be important factors in the ecology of V. cholerae, influencing the transmission of the disease in those regions of the world where the human population relies on untreated water as a source of drinking water," scientists in the United States report. "In this study, the pattern of cholera outbreaks during 19982006 in Kolkata, India, and Matlab, Bangladesh, and the earth observation data were analyzed...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-01-27)
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