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The Seventh Pandemic of Cholera

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The El Tor vibrio, responsible for the present cholera pandemic, has spread from Indonesia to the Far East, India, the Middle East, Africa and Europe, and may extend further.

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CVJETANOVIC, B., BARUA, D. The Seventh Pandemic of Cholera. Nature 239, 137–138 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/239137a0

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