International Journal of Infectious Diseases
October 2015 Volume 39, In Progress
http://www.ijidonline.com/issue/S1201-9712%2815%29X0010-5

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Cholera in pregnancy: Clinical and immunological aspects
Ashraful I. Khan, Fahima Chowdhury, Daniel T. Leung, Regina C. Larocque, Jason B. Harris, Edward T. Ryan, Stephen B. Calderwood, Firdausi Qadri
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Published online: August 14 2015
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Cholera is a life threatening diarrheal disease caused predominantly by infection with Vibrio cholerae O1. Though cholera is rare in developed countries, it is prevalent in many areas of South and Southeast Asia and in Africa and may also cause major outbreaks worldwide.1 Bangladesh is a country in South Asia where cholera is endemic and is consistently present throughout the year in high risk areas.2 Cholera toxin (CT), the primary toxin produced by V. cholerae O1 and O139, causes the hypersecretion of electrolytes and water, sometimes with fatal results