The incubation period of cholera: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Recent large cholera outbreaks highlight the need for improved understanding of the pathogenesis and epidemiology of cholera. The incubation period of cholera has important implications for clinical and public health decision-making, yet statements of the incubation period of cholera are often imprecise. Here we characterize the distribution of cholera's incubation period.

Methods

We conducted a systematic review of the literature for statements of the incubation period of cholera and data that might aid in its estimation. We extracted individual-level data, parametrically estimated the distribution of toxigenic cholera's incubation period, and evaluated evidence for differences between strains.

Results

The incubation period did not differ by a clinically s

SUBMITTER: Azman AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3677557 | biostudies-literature | 2013 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature