Журнал микробиологии, эпидемиологии и иммунобиологии (Dec 2017)

EPIDEMIC ANALYSIS ON CHOLERA IN AFRICA AND PROBLEMS OF PROFILAXIS

  • I. G. Karnaukhov,
  • N. B. Cheldyshova,
  • A. K. Grazhdanov,
  • A. A. Krizky,
  • S. P. Zadnova,
  • O. V. Kedrova,
  • A. V. Ivanova,
  • V. P. Toporkov,
  • N. I. Smirnova,
  • A. .. Boiro,
  • S. .. Boumbali,
  • M. Y. Boiro,
  • V. V. Kutyrev

DOI
https://doi.org/10.36233/0372-9311-2017-6-105-113
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 0, no. 6
pp. 105 – 113

Abstract

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Presently Africa is one of the most affected regions of the world as regards cholera. More than 55 000 people are infected every year. The review contains the data on comparative assessment of epidemic manifestations associated with the current pandemic, caused by Vibrio cholerae biovar El Tor, and the preceding six pandemics, the agent of which was cholera vibrios of classical biovar. Studied have been the factors of large-scale cholera dissemination in Africa in the modern period and problems of its prophylaxis.

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