"Cholera" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An acute diarrheal disease endemic in India and Southeast Asia whose causative agent is VIBRIO CHOLERAE. This condition can lead to severe dehydration in a matter of hours unless quickly treated.
| Descriptor ID |
D002771
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.252.400.959.347
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| Concept/Terms |
Cholera- Cholera
- Choleras
- Vibrio cholerae Infection
- Infection, Vibrio cholerae
- Infections, Vibrio cholerae
- Vibrio cholerae Infections
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cholera" by people in Profiles.
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Jabeen K, Siddiqui J, Zafar A, Shakoor S, Ali N, Zaidi AK. Vibrio cholerae O1 bacteremia in Pakistan: analysis of eight cases. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Aug; 104(8):563-5.
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Jabeen K, Zafar A, Hasan R. Increased isolation of Vibrio cholerae O1 serotype Inaba over serotype Ogawa in Pakistan. East Mediterr Health J. 2008 May-Jun; 14(3):564-70.
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Jabeen K, Hasan R. Re-emergence of Vibrio cholerae O139 in Pakistan: report from a tertiary care hospital. J Pak Med Assoc. 2003 Aug; 53(8):335-8.
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Mintz ED, Effler PV, Maslankowski L, Ansdell V, Pon E, Barrett TJ, Tauxe RV. A rapid public health response to a cryptic outbreak of cholera in Hawaii. Am J Public Health. 1994 Dec; 84(12):1988-91.