Survey of an imported cholera epidemic resulting from tourism in foreign country
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Abstract
In October 2009,5 imported cholera cases of serogroup O1 were reported among 44 tourists returned from Nepal in Zhejiang. Three cases were laboratory confirmed, the attack rate was 11.36% (5/44). Three confirmed cases were from Jinhua, Shaoxin and Hangzhou respectively. Because of the timely and effective control of the epidemic, all cases were cured and no secondary cases occurred.
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