Deciphering the origin of the 2012 cholera epidemic in Guinea by integrating epidemiological and molecular analyses.

• Main Authors: Stanislas Rebaudet (Author), Martin A Mengel (Author), Lamine Koivogui (Author), Sandra Moore (Author), Ankur Mutreja (Author), Yacouba Kande (Author), Ousmane Yattara (Author), Véronique Sarr Keita (Author), Berthe-Marie N (Author), Pierre-Edouard Fournier (Author), Eric Garnotel (Author), Sakoba Keita (Author), Renaud Piarroux (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cholera is typically considered endemic in West Africa, especially in the Republic of Guinea. However, a three-year lull period was observed from 2009 to 2011, before a new epidemic struck the country in 2012, which was officially responsible for 7,350 suspected cases and 133 deaths. To determine wh...