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- * Epidemiological investigations tracked the spread by examining contacts, seafood, and seawater in the environment.
- * Microbiological tests revealed that the cholera strains from the patients and seawater were identical, indicating a strong connection between food and environmental sources.
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Three cases of cholera occurred in South Korea during a period of three weeks in August 2016. All the cases were associated with the consumption of raw seafood in southern coastal area of South Korea. Epidemiologic investigations were performed to track the spread of cholera, including persons in contact with the cholera patients, seafood, and seawater from the fish tank and marine environments. A microbiological investigation demonstrated that cholera isolated from the three patients and a seawater sample at the Korea Strait showed identical serotype (O1 Ogawa), biotype (El tor), and toxin (-positive). Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis showed that the three clinical strains are identical (100%) and shared 97% identity with the seawater sample.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6085800 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0646 | DOI Listing |
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