Vibrio Cholerae 01 in a Fish Aquarium
Authors:
V. Plesník; E. Procházková 1
Authors‘ workplace:
KHS Severomoravského kraje, územní pracoviště Karviná
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Published in:
Epidemiol. Mikrobiol. Imunol. 55, 2006, č. 1, s. 30-31
Overview
Vibrio cholerae 01 was detected from aquarium water and fish imported from Thailand and Srí Lanka. The infected fish were treated with antibiotics and the tanks and other aquatics were decontaminated. None of the persons taking care of the infected fish became ill; bacteriological analyses of fecal specimens of these persons were negative. The significance of the finding is discussed in view of possible transmission and incidence of cholera among aquarists in countries outside cholera endemic areas.
Key words:
Vibrio cholerae 01 – transmission – aquariums.
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Hygiene and epidemiology Medical virology Clinical microbiologyArticle was published in
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