Risk assessment of choleragenic Vibrio cholerae 01 and 0139 in warm-water shrimp in international trade

by World Health Organization (WHO)

2006 112 pages eng

Choleragenic Vibrio cholerae 01 and 0139 are the causative agent of cholera, a water-and-food-borne disease with epidemic and pandemic potential. This report focuses on the risk of acquiring cholera from warm-water shrimps in international trade. Shrimp is a very important export product from many d…