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A tough trip SOUTH SOUTH EAST ASIA Afghanistan Pakistan Nepal Bhutan I n d i a Bangladesh Myanmar Laos PDR YThailand www.maps Philippines Sri Lanka Brunei Darussalam Maldives Singapore IN D IAN OCEAN d o n e Map not to Scale Copyright 2005 www.mapsofworld .com Timor-Leste
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7th pandemic in Latin America In 1991,V.cholerae O1 cholera -spread throughout Latin America along the Peruvian coast 400,000 cases reported in the first year,mortality rate approached 30%due to ineffective treatment 9
9 7th pandemic in Latin America In 1991, V. cholerae O1 cholera - spread throughout Latin America along the Peruvian coast 400,000 cases reported in the first year, mortality rate approached 30% due to ineffective treatment.
The rebellion serogroup V.cholerae 0139 Before 1992,only V.cholerae serogroup O1 caused epidemic cholera Late that year,however,large outbreaks of cholera began in India and Bangladesh caused by unrecognized serogroup of V.cholerae 0139. Synonym Bengal (virulenee.symptom) Spread to 11 countries in South-East Asia. 10
10 l Before 1992, only V. cholerae serogroup O1 caused epidemic cholera l Late that year, however, large outbreaks of cholera began in India and Bangladesh caused by unrecognized serogroup of V. cholerae O139, synonym Bengal (virulence, symptom). l Spread to 11 countries in South-East Asia