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Outbreaks Caused by New Variants of Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor, India

2009; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Volume: 15; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3201/eid1502.080943

1080-6059

Neelam Taneja, Arti Mishra, Garima Sangar, Gagandeep Singh, Meera Sharma,

Aquaculture disease management and microbiota

plicated by bilateral hearing loss with vestibular dysfunction.Preexisting medical conditions, such as alcoholism, liver cirrhosis, or splenectomy, have been described to predispose patients to severe infection and hearing loss (2).Our patient, however, did not have any predisposing conditions.Meningitis in humans caused by S. suis serotype 14 is less common than that caused by serotype 2, but the consequences are similar and can be reduced by early treatment with antimicrobial drugs.Identifying this case of meningitis caused by S. suis serotype 14 in Canada raises concerns about the public health aspect of this infection.Guidelines may be required to ensure that staff working in hog plants are aware of the risk for this infection and that they use adequate personal protective equipment.