Mere end 7000 mennesker blev i år ramt af en ny type kolera i Guinea, kan epidemiologer nu bekræfte.
DAKAR, 18. december, 2012 (IRIN): The cholera was caused by a new generation of cholera strains – atypical variants of vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor, epidemiologists have confirmed.
The new strains secrete a toxin severer than usual strains, creating a more virulent illness – with harsher symptoms and a higher infection rate, according to cholera experts in the region.
The same types of strain are believed to be in Sierra Leone, where cholera affected 22,345 people this year: the bacteria are thought to have come to Guinea from Sierra Leone. For now, genetic sequencing has been done only on samples from Guinea; analysis of Sierra Leone samples is under way.
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