Resumen

In 2012, Sierra Leone experienced its worst cholera outbreak in over 15 years affecting 12 of the country’s 13 districts. With limited diagnostic capability, particularly in bacterial culture, the cholera outbreak was initially confirmed by microbiological testing of clinical specimens outside of Sierra Leone. During 2012 – 2013, in direct response to the lack of diagnostic microbiology facilities, and to assist in investigating and monitoring the cholera outbreak, diagnostic and reference services were established in Sierra Leone at the Central Public Health Reference Laboratory focusing specifically on isolating and identifying Vibrio cholerae and other enteric bacterial pathogens. Sierra Leone is now capable of confirming cholera cases by reference laboratory testing.

Palabras clave: Cholera; Sierra Leone; enteric disease; Salmonella; Shigella.

2014-07-15   |   442 visitas   |   Evalua este artículo 0 valoraciones

Vol. 8 Núm.7. Julio 2014 Pags. 933-941 J Infect Developing Countries 2014; 8(7)