An acute diarrhoea outbreak at Thai Binh province in 2000
- Author:
Lich Dong Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Diarrhea
- MeSH:
diarrhea;
Acute Disease;
Disease Outbreaks
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2000;10(4):49-51
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
There was an acute diarrhea outbreak at Vu Thu and Tien Hai districts, Thai Binh province in 2000. The rates of cholera vibrio types were isolated on patients as followed: 16 cases of V.ogawa, 1 case of V.Inaba, 1 case of V.parahaemolyticus. The effective antibiotic consisted of ciprofloxacin, chloramphenicol, tetracycline, amoxycilline. The severe grade was 13,7%, mild grade was 86,3%. The rate of toilet with sanitary standard was low. Households using fresh water were low. Sea food was the cause of infection
