The authors isolated 399 strains of cholera Vibrio from patients in the first epidemic area in Chun Nam during the period of September to October in 1980. The biological and biochemical tests were studied and the following results were obtained
1. A...
The authors isolated 399 strains of cholera Vibrio from patients in the first epidemic area in Chun Nam during the period of September to October in 1980. The biological and biochemical tests were studied and the following results were obtained
1. AIl the strains isolated were V. cholera El Tor and serotype of strains were determined as an Inaba, for the characteristics of the isolated organisms kept a part from the epidemic area have shown such typical El Tor cholera by means of voges-proslUauer reac-tion, chicken cell hemagglutination test, But no hemolysis on 3% sheeo blood cell in tubes.
2. In 1980, out of a total of 109 cases of clinically suspected diarrheal patients at Hospital of Chosun University in Gwang ju, Chun Nam. Stool cultures were positive for V. cholera in 14 patients(12.8%)
3. Out of 399 cholera patients the ages of 332 cases were as certained, the patients in their fortieth amounted to 65(19.6%) cases the highest rate and the male patients(60.8%) have shown higher rate than female (39.2%).
4. Out of 399 cholera patients, the districts of 365 cases were as certained, the highest rate of 93 patients(25.7%) was found in Mok Po city, and the others were arranged in oder of fallowing districts, Sin An(20.2%), Gwang ju(10.5%).