Cholera and the Ecology of Vibrio cholerae

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Vibrio cholerae

   • B. Said, B. Drasar

   Pages 1-17

3. The Asiatic cholera: an historical determinant of human genomic and social structure

   • G. C. Cook

   Pages 18-53

4. Management of cholera: the vital role of rehydration

   • G. C. Cook

   Pages 54-94

5. Intestinal immunity to Vibrio cholerae

   • B. D. Forrest

   Pages 95-124

6. Cholera: pathogenesis and vaccine development

   • M. M. Levine, J. B. Kaper

   Pages 125-186

7. Ecology of Vibrio cholerae: role of aquatic fauna and flora

   • M. S. Islam, B. S. Drasar, R. B. Sack

   Pages 187-227

8. Zoological microhabitats of Vibrio cholerae

   • S. M. Lewin

   Pages 228-254

9. The geography of cholera

   • A. E. Collins

   Pages 255-294

10. The fate of Vibrio cholerae in wastewater treatment systems

    • T. Curtis

    Pages 295-332

11. Problems of the epidemiology of cholera and the ecology of Vibrio cholerae

    • B. S. Drasar

    Pages 333-347

12. Back Matter

    Pages 349-355

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Only in recent years has it been revealed that V. cholerae is a normal inhabitant of esturine and riverine waters. This means that even if the disease can be eliminated from human population by vaccines etc. the vibrio will continue to survive independently in the environment. It is likely that the environment is the source of epidemic strains. This is the first book to focus on the implication of these discoveries.

• Fauna
• development
• ecology
• environment
• vaccine
• infectious diseases
• terrestrial pollution

...excellent introduction - Trends in Ecology and Evolution

• Department of Clinical Sciences, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK

  B. S. Drasar

• Biocine Clinical Research, Chiron Biocine, Emeryville, USA

  B. D. Forrest

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