Cholera control on Guam, 2000

Pac Health Dialog. 2002 Sep;9(2):190-2.

Abstract

During April, 2000, the island of Pohnpei began experiencing an outbreak of cholera and during June and July of the same year four cases of cholera representing 3 separate introduction events were identified on Guam. Two of these events were associated with eating reef fish imported from Pohnpei. Following the imposition of a narrowly-focused ban on the importation of inshore seafood and processed food products from Pohnpei, no additional local or imported cases of cholera were detected on Guam.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cholera / complications
  • Cholera / epidemiology*
  • Cholera / prevention & control*
  • Cholera / transmission
  • Diarrhea / microbiology
  • Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control*
  • Feces / microbiology
  • Female
  • Guam
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Micronesia / epidemiology
  • Seafood / microbiology*
  • Sewage / microbiology
  • Vibrio cholerae / isolation & purification
  • Water Microbiology

Substances

  • Sewage