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Maria Goreth Matos de Andrade Barberino1,2, Ana Verena Almeida Mendes1,2,3, Gabriela Noronha Marques1
1Hospital São Rafael, Salvador, BA, Brasil.
Abstract:
Cholera has caused multiple pandemics and remains a significant global public health threat. After 18 years without autochthonous transmission in Brazil, a 60-year-old man with no travel history presented with abdominal discomfort and acute watery diarrhea. Laboratory testing detected Vibrio cholerae O1 Ogawa, prompting classification as a suspected cholera case. However, genomic analysis showed that the strain lacked the toxigenic virulence factor required to cause cholera, leading to its reclassification as a non-cholera case. This investigation highlights the importance of clinical suspicion, advanced laboratory diagnostics, and continuous epidemiological surveillance for accurate case identification and an appropriate public health response.
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