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Original Research Articles

Clonal transmission, dual peak, and off-season cholera in Bangladesh

Munirul AlamCentre for Food and Waterborne Disease, International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Mohakhali(icddr,b), DhakaBangladesh
, PhD,
Atiqul IslamCentre for Food and Waterborne Disease, International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Mohakhali(icddr,b), DhakaBangladesh
, MSc,
NurulA. BhuiyanCentre for Food and Waterborne Disease, International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Mohakhali(icddr,b), DhakaBangladesh
, BSc,
Niaz RahimCentre for Food and Waterborne Disease, International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Mohakhali(icddr,b), DhakaBangladesh
, MSc,
Anowar HossainCentre for Food and Waterborne Disease, International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Mohakhali(icddr,b), DhakaBangladesh
, MD,
G. Yeahia KhanCentre for Food and Waterborne Disease, International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Mohakhali(icddr,b), DhakaBangladesh
, MSc,
Dilruba AhmedCentre for Food and Waterborne Disease, International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Mohakhali(icddr,b), DhakaBangladesh
, MBBS, PhD,
Haruo WatanabeDepartment of Bacteriology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Toyama Shinjuku-KuTokyoJapan
, MD, PhD,
Hidemasa IzumiyaDepartment of Bacteriology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Toyama Shinjuku-KuTokyoJapan
, PhD,
AbuS. G. FaruqueCentre for Food and Waterborne Disease, International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Mohakhali(icddr,b), DhakaBangladesh
, MBBS, MPH,
AliS. AkandaDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, WE REASoN (Water and Environmental Research, Education, and Actionable Solutions Network), Tufts University, MedfordMAUSA
, PhD,
Shafiqul IslamDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, WE REASoN (Water and Environmental Research, Education, and Actionable Solutions Network), Tufts University, MedfordMAUSA
, PhD,
R. Bradley SackDepartment of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, BaltimoreMDUSA
, MD, ScD,
Anwar HuqMaryland Pathogen Research Institute, University of Maryland College Park MDUSA
, PhD,
RitaR. ColwellDepartment of International Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, BaltimoreMDUSA;Maryland Pathogen Research Institute, University of Maryland College Park MDUSA;Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, University of Maryland College Park Maryland 20742, MDUSA
, PhD &
Alejandro CraviotoCentre for Food and Waterborne Disease, International Center for Diarrheal Disease Research, Bangladesh, Mohakhali(icddr,b), DhakaBangladeshCorrespondence[email protected]
, MD, PhD show all
Article: 7273 | Received 06 May 2011, Accepted 04 Jul 2011, Published online: 08 Aug 2011

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