Publications, Data, & Statistics

• CDC. Cholera Surveillance in the United States - Annual COVIS Summaries of Vibrio Illnesses
• WHO. Global Surveillance: Weekly Epidemiological Record (WER)
• WHO. Epidemic and Pandemic Alert and Response (EPR)
• WHO. Global Health Observatory Data Repository

• Date KA, Hyde TB, Mintz E, Vicari A, Danovaro-Holliday MC, Ruiz-Matus C, Henry A, Andrus J, Dietz V. Letter in response to von Seidlein L, Deen JL. Considerations for oral cholera vaccine use during outbreak after earthquake in Haiti, 2010-2011. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Jul;18(7):1211-4.
• O'Connor KA, Cartwright E, Loharikar A, Routh J, Gaines J, Fouche MD, Jean-Louis R, Ayers T, Johnson D, Tappero JW, Roels TH, Archer WR, Dahourou GA, Mintz E, Quick R, Mahon BE. Risk factors early in the 2010 cholera epidemic, Haiti. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Nov;17(11):2136-8.
• Rajasingham A, Bowen A, O'Reilly C, Sholtes K, Schilling K, Hough C, Brunkard J, Domercant JW, Lerebours G, Cadet J, Quick R, Person B. Cholera prevention training materials for community health workers, Haiti, 2010-2011. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Nov;17(11):2162-5.
• Routh JA, Loharikar A, Fouche MD, Cartwright EJ, Roy SL, Ailes E, Archer WR, Tappero JW, Roels TH, Dahourou G, Quick RE. Rapid assessment of cholera-related deaths, Artibonite Department, Haiti, 2010. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Nov;17(11):2139-42.
• Dunkle SE, Mba-Jonas A, Loharikar A, Fouché B, Peck M, Ayers T, Archer RW, Beau De Rochars VM, Bender T, Moffett DB, Tappero JW, Dahourou G, Roels T, Quick R. Epidemic cholera in a crowded urban environment, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 2010. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011;17(11):2143-6.
• Morris JG Jr. Cholera—modern pandemic disease of ancient lineage. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011;17(11):2099-104.
• Newton AE, Heiman KE, Schmitz A, Török T, Apostolou A, Hanson H, Grounder P, Bohm S, Kurkjian K, Parsons M, Talkington D, Stroika S, Madoff LC, Elson F, Sweat D, Cantu V, Akwari O, Mahon BE, Mintz ED. Cholera in United States associated with epidemic in Hispaniola. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011;17(11):2166-8.
• Reimer AR, Van Domselaar G, Stroika S, Walker M, Kent H, Tarr C, Talkington D, Rowe L, Olsen-Rasmussen M, Frace M, Sammons S, Dahourou GA, Boncy J, Smith AM, Mabon P, Petkau A, Graham M, Gilmour MW, Gerner-Smidt P, V. cholerae Outbreak Genomics Task Force. Comparative genomics of Vibrio cholerae from Haiti, Asia, and Africa. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011;17(11):2113-21.
• Sjölund-Karlsson M, Reimer A, Folster JP, Walker M, Dahourou GA , Batra DG, Martin I, Joyce K, Parsons MB, Boncy J, Whichard JM, Gilmour MW. Drug resistance mechanisms in Vibrio cholerae O1 outbreak strain, Haiti, 2010. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011;17(11):2151-4.
• Tappero JW, Tauxe RV. Lessons learned during public health response to cholera epidemic in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011;17(11):2087-93.

• CDC. Notes from the field: Identification of Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1, serotype Inaba, biotype El Tor strain — Haiti, March 2012. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012;61:309.
• CDC. Update on Cholera—Haiti, Dominican Republic, and Florida, 2010. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010;59:1637–41.
• CDC. Update: outbreak of cholera—Haiti, 2010. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010;59:1586–90.
• CDC. Update: cholera outbreak—Haiti, 2010. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010;59:1473–9.
• CDC. Cholera outbreak—Haiti, October 2010. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010;59:1411.
• CDC. Cholera epidemic associated with raw vegetables—Lusaka, Zambia, 2003-2004. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2004;53(34):783-6.
• CDC. 150th anniversary of John Snow and the pump handle. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2004;53(34):783.
• CDC. Cholera associated with food transported from El Salvador - Indiana, 1994. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1995;44(20):385-6.

Publications

• Nguyen VD, Sreenivasan N, Lam E, Ayers T, Kargbo D, Dafae F, Jambai A, Alemu W, Kamara A, Islam MS, Stroika S, Bopp C, Quick R, Mintz ED, Brunkard JM. Cholera epidemic associated with consumption of unsafe drinking water and street-vended water—Eastern Freetown, Sierra Leone, 2012. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2014;90;518-23.
• Cholera in Africa: Microbiology, Epidemiology, Prevention and Control. J Infect Dis. 2013;208(Suppl 1).
  • Date K, Person B, Nygren B, Were V, Kola S, Ayers T, Quick R. Evaluation of a rapid cholera response activity—Nyanza Province, Kenya, 2008. J Infect Dis. 2013;208(Suppl 1):S62-8.
  • Keddy KH, Sooka A, Parsons MB, Njanpop-Lafourcade BM, Fitchet K, Smith AM. Diagnosis of vibrio cholerae O1 infection in Africa. J Infect Dis. 2013;208(Suppl 1):S23-31.
  • Mengel M, Mintz E, Nair GB, Gessner BD. Editorial committee introduction. 2013;208(Suppl 1):S1-3.
  • Mintz ED, Tauxe RV. Cholera in Africa: A closer look and a time for action. 2013;208(Suppl 1):S4-7.
  • Loharikar A, Briere E, Ope M, Langat D, Njeru I, Gathigi L, Makayotto L, Ismail AM, Thuranira M, Abade A, Amwayi S, Omolo J, Oundo J, De Cock KM, Breiman RF, Ayers T, Mintz E, O'Reilly CE. A national cholera epidemic with high case fatality rates—Kenya 2009. 2013;208(Suppl 1):S69-77.
• Mintz ED, Guerrant RL. A lion in our village – The unconscionable tragedy of cholera in Africa. N Engl J Med. 2009;360:1060-3.
• Gaffga NH, Tauxe RV, Mintz ED. Cholera: a new homeland in Africa? Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007;77:705–13.
• Bompangue D, Giraudoux P, Plisnier PD, Mutombo Tinda A, Piarroux M, Sudre B, Horion S, Tamfum J, Ilunga BK, Piarroux R. Dynamics of cholera outbreaks in great lakes region of Africa, 1978–2008. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011;17(11):2026-34.
• Bompangue D, Giraudoux P, Handschumacher P, Piarroux R, Sudre B, Ekwanzala M, Kebela I, Piarroux M. Lakes as source of cholera outbreaks, Democratic Republic of Congo. Emerg Infect Dis. 2008;8(14):798-800.

Resources

• CDC. Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR)
• WHO. WHO Africa - Epidemic & Pandemic Alert and Response (EPR)
• WHO. Global Task Force on Cholera Control
• WHO. Cholera outbreak: assessing the outbreak response and improving preparedness (in English and Swahili)
• The African Cholera Surveillance Network (Africhol). Publications and Resources
• The Global Alliance Against Cholera (GAAC)
  • GAAC Resource Search

Resources

• The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b). Bangladesh Health and Science Bulletin Surveillance Report
• Global Health Observatory Data Repository

Publications

• Katz LS, Petkau A, Beaulaurier J, Tyler S, Antonova ES, Turnsek MA, Guo Y, Wang S, Paxinos EE, Orata F, Gladney LM, Stroika S, Folster JP, Rowe L, Freeman MM, Knox N, Frace M, Boncy J, Graham M, Hammer BK, Boucher Y, Bashir A, Hanage WP, Van Domselaar G, Tarr CL. 2013. Evolutionary dynamics of Vibrio cholerae O1 following a single-source introduction to Haiti. mBio. 2013:4(4);e00398-13. doi:10.1128/mBio.00398-13.
• AJTMH and PAHO: Commemorating the 3rd anniversary of the cholera outbreak in Haiti: Invited papers. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013;89(4).
  • Jackson BR, Talkington DF, Pruckler JM, Fouché MD, Lafosse E, Nygren B, Gómez GA, Dahourou GA, Archer WR, Payne AB, Hooper WC, Tappero JW, Derado G, Magloire R, Gerner-Smidt P, Freeman N, Boncy J, Mintz ED; Cholera Serosurvey Working Group. Seroepidemiologic survey of epidemic cholera in Haiti to assess spectrum of illness and risk factors for severe disease. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013;89(4):654-64.
  • Patrick M, Berendes D, Murphy J, Bertrand F, Husain F, Handzel T. Access to safe water in rural Artibonite, Haiti 16 months after the onset of the cholera epidemic. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013;89(4):647-53.
  • Steenland MW, Joseph GA, Lucien AB, Freeman N, Hast M, Nygren B, Leshem E, Juin S, Parsons MB, Talkington DF, Mintz ED, Vertefeuille J, Balajee SA, Boncy J, Katz MA. Laboratory-confirmed cholera and rotavirus among patients with acute diarrhea in four hospitals in Haiti, 2012–2013. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013;89(4):641-6.
  • Etienne CF, Tappero JW, Marston BJ, Frieden TR, Kenyon TA, Andrus JK. Cholera elimination in Hispaniola. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013;89(4):615-6.
  • Gelting R, Bliss K, Patrick M, Lockhart G, Handzel T. Water, sanitation and hygiene in Haiti: Past, present, and future. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2013;89(4):665-70.
• Dowell SF, Tappero JW, Frieden TR. Public Health in Haiti – Challenges and Progress. N Engl J Med. 2011;364:300-1.

• Barzilay EJ, Schaad N, Magloire R, Mung KS, Boncy J, Dahourou GA, Mintz ED, Steenland MW, Vertefeuille JF, Tappero JW. Cholera surveillance during the Haiti epidemic – the first 2 years. N Engl J Med. 2013. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1204927.
• Waldman RJ, Mintz ED, Papowitz H. The cure for cholera – improving access to safe water and sanitation. N Engl J Med. 2013. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMp1214179.
• Ali M, Lopez AL, You YA, Kim YE, Sah B, Maskery B, Clemens J. The global burden of cholera. B World Health Organ. 2012;90(3):209-18A.
• Abrams JY, Copeland JR, Tauxe RV, Date KA, Belay ED, Mody RK, Mintz ED. Real-time modelling used for outbreak management during a cholera epidemic, Haiti, 2010-2011. Epidemiol Infect. 2012;31:1-10.
• Crump J, Bopp C, Greene KD, Kubota KA, Middendorf RL, Wells JG, Mintz ED. Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae serogroup O141-associated cholera-like diarrhea and bloodstream infection in the United States. J Infect Dis. 2003;187(5):866-8.
• Steinberg EB, Green KD, Bopp CA, Cameron DN, Wells JG, Mintz ED. Cholera in the United States, 1995-2000: trends at the end of the twentieth century. J Infect Dis. 2001;184(6):799-802.
• Mintz ED, Tauxe, RT, Levine MM. The global resurgence of cholera. In: Noah N, O'Mahoney M, eds. Communicable Disease Epidemiology and Control. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1998.
• Ackers M, Pagaduan R, Hart G, et al. Cholera and sliced fruit: probable secondary transmission from an asymptomatic carrier in the United States. J Infect Dis. 1997;1:212-14.
• Mahon BE, Mintz ED, Greene KD, Wells JG, Tauxe RV. Reported cholera in the United States, 1992-1994: a reflection of global changes in cholera epidemiology. JAMA. 1996;276(4):307-12.
• Boyce TG, Mintz ED, Greene KD, Wells JG, Hockin JC, Morgan D, Tauxe RV. Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal infections among tourists to southeast Asia: an intercontinental foodborne outbreak. J Infect Dis. 1995;172(5):1401-4.
• Tauxe RV, Mintz ED, Quick, RE. Epidemic cholera in the New World: Translating field epidemiology into new prevention strategies. Emerg Infect Dis. 1995;1(4):141-6.
• Mintz ED, Effler PV, Maslankowski LA, Ansdell V, Pon E, Barrett TJ, Tauxe RV. A rapid public health response to a cryptic outbreak of cholera in Hawaii. Am J Pub Health. 1994;84(12):1988-91.
• Wachsmuth IK, Blake PA, Olsvik O, eds. Vibrio cholerae and cholera: molecular to global perspectives. Washington, DC: American Society for Microbiology. 1994. World Health Organization. Guidelines for cholera control. Geneva: World Health Organization, 1993.