Evaluation in Cameroon of a Novel, Simplified Methodology to Assist Molecular Microbiological Analysis of V. cholerae in Resource-Limited Settings.

• Main Authors: Amanda K Debes (Author), Jerome Ateudjieu (Author), Etienne Guenou (Author), Anna Lena Lopez (Author), Mark Philip Bugayong (Author), Pearl Joy Retiban (Author), Marcelino Garrine (Author), Inacio Mandomando (Author), Shan Li (Author), O Colin Stine (Author), David A Sack (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:Vibrio cholerae is endemic in South Asia and Africa where outbreaks of cholera occur widely and are particularly associated with poverty and poor sanitation. Knowledge of the genetic diversity of toxigenic V. cholerae isolates, particularly in Africa, remains scarce. The constraints in im...