An unusual two-strain cholera outbreak in Lebanon, 2022-2023: a genomic epidemiology study
An unusual two-strain cholera outbreak in Lebanon, 2022-2023: a genomic epidemiology study
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Abou Fayad, Antoine , Rafei, Rayane , Njamkepo, Elisabeth , Ezzeddine, Jana , Hussein, Hadi , Sinno, Solara , Gerges, Jose-Rita , Barada, Sara , Sleiman, Ahmad , Assi, Moubadda , Baakliny, Maryo , Hamedeh, Lama , Mahfouz, Rami , Dabboussi, Fouad , Feghali, Rita , Mohsen, Zeina , Rady, Alisar , Ghosn, Nada , Abiad, Firas , Abubakar, Abdinasir , Barakat, Amal , Wauquier, Nadia , Quilici, Marie-Laure , Hamze, Monzer , Weill, François-Xavier and Matar, Ghassan M.
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Cholera is a life-threatening gastrointestinal infection caused by a toxigenic bacterium,
Vibrio cholerae
. After a lull of almost 30 years, a first case of cholera was detected in Lebanon in October 2022. The outbreak lasted three months, with 8007 suspected cases (671 laboratory-confirmed) and 23 deaths. In this study, we use phenotypic met...
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An unusual two-strain cholera outbreak in Lebanon, 2022-2023: a genomic epidemiology study
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Rafei, Rayane
Njamkepo, Elisabeth
Ezzeddine, Jana
Hussein, Hadi
Sinno, Solara
Gerges, Jose-Rita
Barada, Sara
Sleiman, Ahmad
Assi, Moubadda
Baakliny, Maryo
Hamedeh, Lama
Mahfouz, Rami
Dabboussi, Fouad
Feghali, Rita
Mohsen, Zeina
Rady, Alisar
Ghosn, Nada
Abiad, Firas
Abubakar, Abdinasir
Barakat, Amal
Wauquier, Nadia
Quilici, Marie-Laure
Hamze, Monzer
Weill, François-Xavier
Matar, Ghassan M.
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_b38f251a6104488890f8a90718cfa216
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_b38f251a6104488890f8a90718cfa216
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2041-1723
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2041-1723
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10.1038/s41467-024-51428-0
