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<p>Cholera is a disease caused by a Gram-negative bacterium <italic>Vibrio cholerae</italic> and is among the significant threats to global public health. The disease is mainly spread in the hot months of the year; low sanitation and lack of clean water are the major causes of the disease. In this study, we conducted a molecular and epidemiological study of the recent outbreak in the city of Sulaymaniyah in Iraq. Based on the bacteriological, serological, and molecular identification of the bacterium, it was shown that <italic>V. cholerae</italic> O1 serotype Ogawa caused the disease. Additionally, the number of positive cholera cases were higher in June compared to July (391 positive cases in June and 23 in July). Moreover, the majority (> 60%) of the cholera cases were recorded among 20–44-year-old people in both months; however, there was no significant difference in the patient genders diagnosed every month. Overall, this is the first report on the recent cholera outbreak in the city of Sulaimaniyah in Iraq.</p>
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Cholera is a disease caused by a Gram-negative bacterium Vibrio cholerae and is among the significant threats to global public health. The disease is mainly spread in the hot months of the year; low sanitation and lack of clean water are the major causes of the disease. In this study, we conducted a molecular and epidemiological study of the recent outbreak in the city of Sulaymaniyah in Iraq. Based on the bacteriological, serological, and molecular identification of the bacterium, it was shown that V. cholerae O1 serotype Ogawa caused the disease. Additionally, the number of positive cholera cases were higher in June compared to July (391 positive cases in June and 23 in July). Moreover, the majority (> 60%) of the cholera cases were recorded among 20–44-year-old people in both months; however, there was no significant difference in the patient genders diagnosed every month. Overall, this is the first report on the recent cholera outbreak in the city of Sulaimaniyah in Iraq.

A Molecular and Epidemiological Study of Cholera Outbreak in Sulaymaniyah Province, Iraq, in 2022

Polish Journal of Microbiology

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Cholera is a disease caused by a Gram-negative bacterium Vibrio cholerae and is among the significant threats to global public health. The disease is mainly...

A Molecular and Epidemiological Study of Cholera Outbreak in Sulaymaniyah Province, Iraq, in 2022

Article Category: ORIGINAL PAPER

Published Online: Mar 24, 2023

Page range: 39 - 46

Received: Oct 28, 2022

Accepted: Feb 09, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2023-008

Keywords
outbreak, bacterial infection, molecular identification, Sulaymaniyah

© 2023 DANA KHDR SABIR et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

A Molecular and Epidemiological Study of Cholera Outbreak in Sulaymaniyah Province, Iraq, in 2022

Article Category: ORIGINAL PAPER

Published Online: Mar 24, 2023

Page range: 39 - 46

Received: Oct 28, 2022

Accepted: Feb 09, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2023-008

Keywordsoutbreak, bacterial infection, molecular identification, Sulaymaniyah

© 2023 DANA KHDR SABIR et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
outbreak, bacterial infection, molecular identification, Sulaymaniyah