Ramakrishna B S, Kang G, Rajan D P, Mathan M, Mathan V I
Wellcome Trust Research Laboratory, ICMR Centre for Advanced Research in Enteric Disease, Department of Gastrointestinal Sciences, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, India.
Trop Med Int Health. 1996 Dec;1(6):854-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.1996.tb00122.x.
In mid-1994, the public water supply was investigated in a medium-sized town in south India during an epidemic of cholera due to Vibrio cholerae O139. Vibrio cholerae O139 was isolated from the public water supply including one of the wells supplying the town, the central overhead tank, and domestic taps connected to the public supply. Following chlorination, the organism was no longer isolated from the water supply and the epidemic subsided. This demonstration of V. cholerae O139 in the drinking water supply of a town underlines the need for adequate treatment of the water supply.
1994年年中，在印度南部一个中等规模城镇霍乱弧菌O139引发霍乱流行期间，对其公共供水系统进行了调查。从公共供水系统中分离出了霍乱弧菌O139，包括为该城镇供水的水井之一、中央高架水箱以及与公共供水系统相连的家庭水龙头。经过氯化处理后，该生物体不再从供水系统中分离出来，疫情也平息了。在一个城镇的饮用水供应中发现霍乱弧菌O139，凸显了对供水进行充分处理的必要性。
