Cholera and the Ecology of Vibrio cholerae

Cholera and the Ecology of Vibrio cholerae
ISBN-10
9400915152
ISBN-13
9789400915152
Category
Medical
Pages
366
Language
English
Published
2012-12-06
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Authors
B.S. Drasar, B.D. Forrest

Description

Only in recent years has it been revealed that V. cholerae is a normal inhabitant of esturine and riverine waters. This means that even if the disease can be eliminated from human population by vaccines etc. the vibrio will continue to survive independently in the environment. It is likely that the environment is the source of epidemic strains. This is the first book to focus on the implication of these discoveries.

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