The early stage of the recurrent cholera epidemic in Luanda, Angola

M M Colombo; M Francisco; B D Ferreira; S Rubino; P Cappuccinelli

doi:10.1007/BF00209537

The early stage of the recurrent cholera epidemic in Luanda, Angola

Eur J Epidemiol. 1993 Sep;9(5):563-5. doi: 10.1007/BF00209537.

Authors

M M Colombo¹, M Francisco, B D Ferreira, S Rubino, P Cappuccinelli

Affiliation

¹ Dipartimento di Biologia Cellulare e dello Sviluppo, Università La Sapienza, Roma, Italy.

PMID: 8307144
DOI: 10.1007/BF00209537

Abstract

The recurrent cholera epidemic in Angola has been occurring in the rainy hot season since 1987. About 350 cases were registered in the Luanda province in the first quarter of 1992. Out of 110 analysed cases, 13 were positive for V. parahaemolyticus and 57 were positive for multiresistant V. cholerae O1. Such strains were also isolated in the Bengo river, which feeds the Luanda water supply.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Angola / epidemiology
Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
Cholera / epidemiology*
Cholera / microbiology
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Humans
Prevalence
Recurrence
Seasons
Vibrio / classification
Vibrio / drug effects
Vibrio / isolation & purification
Water Microbiology
Water Pollution

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents