Administrative Details

Source

Ismail H, Smith AM, Sooka A, Keddy KH; Group for Enteric, Respiratory, and Meningeal Disease Surveillance in South Africa (GERMS-SA). Genetic characterization of multidrug-resistant, extended-spectrum- β-lactamase-producing Vibrio cholerae O1 outbreak strains, Mpumalanga, South Africa, 2008. J Clin Microbiol. 2011 Aug;49(8):2976-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.00293-11. Epub 2011 Jun 8. PMID: 21653763; PMCID: PMC3147719.

Created

2019-01-25 4:11 PM

Updated

2024-05-13 3:51 AM

Source Documents

Notes

Resistant to ampicillin, co-trimoxazole, chloramphenicol, nalidixic acid, tetracycline, kanamycin, and streptomycin Associated with illegal miners in a gold mine.

Epidemiologic Details

Strains

O1-ElTor-Og

Tetracycline Resistance?

Yes

Sulfamides Resistance?

No

Ciprofloxacin Resistance?

No

Azithromycin Resistance?

No

Observation Properties

Case and death counts could include double-counting of overlapping observations
# of Observations

1

Earliest Observation

2008-05-01

Latest Observation

2008-07-31

Observation Frequency

Other (91)

Deaths

5

Suspected Cases

34

Observation Fields

Standard

Location
TL
TR
Primary
Phantom
deaths
sCh

Observations

Location
TL
TR
deaths
sCh
AFR::ZAF::Mpumalanga 2008-05-01 2008-07-31 5 34
Displaying 1 Observation