Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Comment
. 2006 Jan;3(1):e42.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030042. Epub 2006 Jan 31.

Trends in cholera epidemiology

Claudia T Codeço  1 , Flavio C Coelho
Affiliations
Comment

Trends in cholera epidemiology

Claudia T Codeço et al. PLoS Med. 2006 Jan.

Abstract

Codeço and Coelho discuss a new study on cholera modeling that helps us to better explain the observed epidemic pattern of the disease.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The authors declare that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. “Death's Dispensary”
This sketch was drawn in 1866, around the same time that John Snow published his definitive studies on cholera transmission. The contaminated water supply of London, like that of other major European capitals, was untreated river water. (Illustration: John Pinwell)
See this image and copyright information in PMC

Comment on

References

    1. Snow J. Sobre a maneira de transmissão do cólera. 2nd edition. São Paulo: Hucitec; 1999. 249 pp.
    1. Hartley DM, Morris JG, Smith DL. Hyperinfectivity: A critical element in the ability of V cholerae to cause epidemics? . PLoS Med. 2006;3:e7. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030007. - DOI - PMC - PubMed
    1. Colwell R, Huq A. Environmental reservoir of Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of cholera. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1994;740:44–54. - PubMed
    1. Pascual M, Bouma MJ, Dobson AP. Cholera and climate: Revisiting the quantitative evidence. Microbes Infect. 2002;4:237–245. - PubMed
    1. Merrell DS, Butler SM, Qadri F, Dolganov NA, Alam A, et al. Host-induced epidemic spread of the cholera bacterium. Nature. 2002;417:642–645. - PMC - PubMed