An El Tor cholera outbreak in Maldah district, West Bengal
Gupta, D.N.; Sarkar, B.L.; Bhattacharya, M.K.; Sengupta, P.G.; Bhattacharya, S.K.
Journal of Communicable Diseases 31(1): 49-52
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5138 PMID: 10810587 Document Number: 504081
An outbreak of cholera occurred in Maldah district, West Bengal during July-August 1998. Attack rate was 34/1000. Cases were more (59.3%) amongst adults (> 15 years.). V. cholerae 01 biotype E1 Tor serotype ogawa was isolated as a single pathogen from 52.9% (9/17 samples examined). All V. cholerae strains belonged to phage type 2 (Basu and Mukherjee scheme) and type 27 (new phage type scheme). The strains were resistant to co-trimoxazole, furazolidone, ampicillin, streptomycin and nalidixic acid.