Brazil reports 1st autochthonous cholera case in nearly 20 years
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On Friday, the Brazil Ministry of Health reported an autochthonous, or locally-acquired case of cholera in the city of Salvador in Bahia State. The patient is a 60-year-old man who presented with abdominal discomfort and watery diarrhea in March 2024. Two weeks earlier he had used antibiotics for treatment of another illness. According to laboratory tests, the bacteria causing the disease was Vibrio cholerae O1 Ogawa.
Brazil reports 1st autochthonous cholera case in nearly 20 years
Brazil reports 1st autochthonous cholera case…
Brazil reports 1st autochthonous cholera case in nearly 20 years
On Friday, the Brazil Ministry of Health reported an autochthonous, or locally-acquired case of cholera in the city of Salvador in Bahia State. The patient is a 60-year-old man who presented with abdominal discomfort and watery diarrhea in March 2024. Two weeks earlier he had used antibiotics for treatment of another illness. According to laboratory tests, the bacteria causing the disease was Vibrio cholerae O1 Ogawa.