ISSN: 2329-8731
Pablo Kuri Morales
Mexico
Research Article
Clinical and Epidemiological Characterization of Cholera, Mexico 2013-2014
Author(s): Juan Francisco Román Pedroza, Eduardo Hernández Vázquez, Irma Hernández Monroy, Irma López Martínez, Jorge Membrillo Hernández, José Cruz Rodríguez Martínez, María Eugenia Jiménez Corona, Cuitláhuac Ruiz Matus, Pablo Kuri Morales and José Alberto Díaz QuiñonezJuan Francisco Román Pedroza, Eduardo Hernández Vázquez, Irma Hernández Monroy, Irma López Martínez, Jorge Membrillo Hernández, José Cruz Rodríguez Martínez, María Eugenia Jiménez Corona, Cuitláhuac Ruiz Matus, Pablo Kuri Morales and José Alberto Díaz Quiñonez
Background: During Epidemiological Week 36 of 2013, the Mexican Epidemiological Surveillance System (SINAVE) identified two probable cases of cholera in Mexico City.
Methods: Both samples were processed by DNA sequencing and biochemical analyses at the Institute of Epidemiological Diagnosis and Reference "Dr. Manuel Martínez Báez" (InDRE) and compared with the circulating strain of the Caribbean.
Results: V. cholerae serogroup O1, serotype Ogawa, biotype El Tor, toxigenic, was confirmed positive, then a detailed study from September 2nd, 2013 to August 27th, 2014 was carried out where a total of 201 laboratoryconfirmed cases of V. cholerae O1 toxigenic were reported in in seven states of Mexico; 50.7% were men. The average of the number of evacuations was 8 (range 0 to 48). The m.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2329-8731.1000175