Update on Cholera—Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Florida, 2010

Jenkins describes cases of cholera identified in the Dominican Republic and US and provides recommendations to physicians regarding management of travel-related cases. Travelers who develop watery diarrhea within five days after returning from cholera-affected areas should seek health care and repor...

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Published inJAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 305; no. 6; pp. 554 - 556
Main Authors Jenkins, PH, Montejano, HJ, Abbasi, MJ, Crowley, MS, O'Brien, MG, Conte, V, Etienne, M, Rico, E, Rea, DG, Baker, RM, Burden, EA, Gillis, LD, Hamilton, JJ, Hopkins, RS, Kite-Powell, AC, Merlo, E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chicago American Medical Association 09.02.2011
Subjects
Cholera
Diarrhea
Disease management
Public health
Travel
Dominican Republic
United States > US
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Summary:Jenkins describes cases of cholera identified in the Dominican Republic and US and provides recommendations to physicians regarding management of travel-related cases. Travelers who develop watery diarrhea within five days after returning from cholera-affected areas should seek health care and report their travel histories. Clinicians should enquire about recent travel when evaluating patients with diarrhea. When cholera is suspected, rehydration should be initiated immediately, a stool specimen should be collected for culture of Vibrio cholerae, and public health authorities should be notified. A CDC editorial note is included.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598