3/13/2016 Vibrio cholerae Map of foodborne outbreaks Cholera Foods implicated in cholera include outbreaks help identify crabs clams contaminated shrimp frozen coconut milk pump raw fish raw pork mussels millet gruel cockles cooked rice squid street vendor foods oyster raw vegetables and fruits Vibrio cholerae Vibrio cholerae foodborne outbreaks characteristics of the disease One shared characteristics of the foods Explosive,dehydrating diarrhea occurs in is their neutral pH persons infected with CT-producing Foods with an acid pH can be eliminated cholerae from outbreak investigations Many infections are mild or asymptomatic Crabs,shrimp and oysters are implicated Incubation period ranges from several most frequently hours upto 5 days Dependent on inoculum size 3/13/2016 8 Map of Cholera outbreaks help identify contaminated pump Vibrio cholerae foodborne outbreaks • Foods implicated in cholera include crabs clams shrimp frozen coconut milk raw fish raw pork mussels millet gruel cockles cooked rice squid street vendor foods oyster raw vegetables and fruits Vibrio cholerae foodborne outbreaks • One shared characteristics of the foods is their neutral pH • Foods with an acid pH can be eliminated from outbreak investigations • Crabs,py p shrimp and oysters are implicated most frequently Vibrio cholerae characteristics of the disease • Explosive, dehydrating diarrhea occurs in persons infected with CT-producing V. cholerae • Many infections are mild or asymptomatic • Incubation p g eriod ranges from several hours upto 5 days • Dependent on inoculum size