Cholera and the Ecology of Vibrio cholerae

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B.S. Drasar, B.D. Forrest
Springer Science & Business Media, Sep 30, 1996 - Medical - 355 pages
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.
 

Contents

Vibrio cholerae
1
The Asiatic cholera an historical determinant of human genomic and social structure
18
Management of cholera the vital role of rehydration
54
Intestinal immunity to Vibrio cholerae
95
Cholera pathogenesis and vaccine development
125
Ecology of Vibrio cholerae role of aquatic flora and flauna
187
Zoological microhabitats of Vibrio cholerae
228
The geography of cholera
255
The fate of Vibrio cholerae in wastewater treatment systems
295
Problems of the epidemiology of cholera and the ecology of Vibrio cholerae
333
Index
349
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