Cholera case definition

This document contains the case definitions for Cholera which is nationally notifiable within Australia. This definition should be used to determine whether a case should be notified.

Communicable Diseases Surveillance

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Australian national notifiable diseases case definitions - Cholera

Version	Status	Last reviewed	Implementation date
1.1	No Change	14 August 2008	14 August 2008
1.0	Initial case definition	2004	2004

Reporting

Only confirmed cases should be notified.

Confirmed case

A confirmed case requires laboratory definitive evidence only.

Laboratory definitive evidence

Isolation of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 or O139.

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