2014/04/03 by Fabini D. Orata, Paul Keim, Yan Boucher · 2 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Vibrio bacteria research studies #Cassava research and cyanide #Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
paper · pdf · doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1003967
openalex publication_date 2014/04/03 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The article focuses on the genetic basis of the spread of cholera in Haiti which clarifies both the climatic and human transmission hypotheses explaining the origin of the disease after the January 12, 2010 earthquake. Topics include the role of the nonpathogenic Vibrio cholerae in cholera, studies supporting the human transmission hypothesis, and molecular study on the origin of Vibrio cholerae in the country. The use of genome sequencing as a tool for molecular epidemiology is considered.