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Clonal origins of Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor strains, Papua New Guinea, 2009-2011 |
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| Authors: | Horwood Paul F Collins Deirdre Jonduo Marinjho H Rosewell Alexander Dutta Samir R Dagina Rosheila Ropa Berry Siba Peter M Greenhill Andrew R |
| Affiliation: | Papua New Guinea Institute of Medical Research, Goroka, Papua New Guinea. paul.horwood@pngimr.org.pg |
| Abstract: | We used multilocus sequence typing and variable number tandem repeat analysis to determine the clonal origins of Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor strains from an outbreak of cholera that began in 2009 in Papua New Guinea. The epidemic is ongoing, and transmission risk is elevated within the Pacific region. |
| Keywords: | bacteria waterborne infections enteric infections Vibrio cholerae cholera VNTR Papua New Guinea MLST clonal outbreak dispatch |
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