A surveillance team in a cholera-affected area of Yemen needs to assess environmental contamination. Which biological specimen can be used for environ...

Question

A surveillance team in a cholera-affected area of Yemen needs to assess environmental contamination. Which biological specimen can be used for environmental surveillance of Vibrio cholerae?

Accepted Answer

Moore swabs (gauze pads placed in sewage/wastewater for 24-48 hours to trap V. cholerae)

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Soil samples

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Air samples

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Mosquito collections

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Blood samples from asymptomatic carriers

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Cholera Environmental Surveillance

A surveillance team in a cholera-affected area of Yemen needs to assess environmental contamination. Which biological specimen can be used for environmental surveillance of Vibrio cholerae?