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Cholera: ED presentation, evaluation, and management

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2 As of 2022 cholera was estimated to be responsible for over 4 million cases and 143,000 deaths each year, with a case fatality rate of 50% without timely and appropriate treatment. 10 In non-endemic regions, suspicion arises in patients with severe dehydration or death from acute watery diarrhea. cholerae O1 and O139 serogroups.