Emerging Infectious Diseases (Nov 2011)

Multinational Cholera Outbreak after Wedding in the Dominican Republic

  • Mercedes Laura Jiménez,
  • Andria Apostolou,
  • Alba Jazmin Palmera Suarez,
  • Luis Meyer,
  • Salvador Hiciano,
  • Anna Newton,
  • Oliver Morgan,
  • Cecilia Then,
  • Raquel Pimentel

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1711.111263
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 11
pp. 2172 – 2174

Abstract

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We conducted a case–control study of a cholera outbreak after a wedding in the Dominican Republic, January 22, 2011. Ill persons were more likely to report having consumed shrimp on ice (odds ratio 8.50) and ice cubes in beverages (odds ratio 3.62). Travelers to cholera-affected areas should avoid consuming uncooked seafood and untreated water.

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