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Article: Cholera associated with imported frozen coconut milk - Maryland, 1991.
- Article from:
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Article date:
- December 13, 1991
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During August 1991, three cases of cholera in Maryland were associated with the consumption of frozen coconut milk imported from Asia. Following an investigation, the product was recalled, and no other cases have been reported.
On August 19, a woman residing in Maryland had onset of severe watery diarrhea and vomiting and, on August 22, was hospitalized with dehydration. Vibrio cholerae O1, serotype Ogawa, biotype El Tor, and Plesiomonas shigelloides were isolated from the stool specimen obtained from the patient; the V. cholerae O1 isolate was confirmed at the Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (MDHMH) and CDC and was toxigenic.
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