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"Flushing Out Cholera"
The number of cholera cases fluctuate from year to year in
many third world countries. A team of Stanford scientists
and engineers came together to find out where cholera hides
between outbreaks.
Goals
Answer the following questions:
- Where does cholera bacterium take refuge between outbreaks?
- What coaxes it out of hiding?
- Can we stop its emergence or predict the time and location
to warn people at risk to take precautions?
Results
Scientists have begun to inventory every biochemical reaction
that V. cholerae can undertake. This work could eventually
lead to an early warning system for cholera prone areas
or yield new ways to fight the disease.
Contact
Mitch Leslie, Contributing Science Writer, (505) 293-5626
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