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

• Published in: JAMA : 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
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago American Medical Association 09.02.2011
• Subjects: Cholera; Diarrhea; Disease management; Public health; Travel; Dominican Republic; United States > US

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...