Abstract:Cholera outbreaks are prevalent in countries with low Human Development Index (HDI) where people have limited access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). Intriguingly, state of Kerala which records the highest HDI in India is endemic to cholera. We discuss the epidemiology of a cholera outbreak reported among migrant workers of Kerala in 2017. Virulence genes of Vibrio cholerae, tox R and ctx A, were detected in the river and ground water samples collected from the outbreaks sites which indic… Show more
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