Be prepared to treat cholera in travelers from certain countries, CDC tells clinicians

Becker's Healthcare December 7, 2022
Erica Carbajal

Clinicians should be prepared to treat cholera in travelers returning from countries with widespread cholera outbreaks, the CDC said in a Dec. 5 advisory.

So far this year, the agency said there have been eight cases of cholera among travelers who have returned to the U.S. from Pakistan, Iraq and Bangladesh. Specifically, clinicians should consider cholera in patients with “acute onset of watery diarrhea” who have returned from affected regions.

“Although cholera in travelers is rare and sustained community transmission in the United States is unlikely, widespread cholera outbreaks in other countries highlight...

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