The Problem of Endemicity of Cholera in Bengal

Cholera, Migration, and Global Health – A Critical Review

Cholera is an acute diarrheal infection caused by the ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The causative agent of this disease was originally described by Filippo Pacini in 1854, and afterwards further analyzed by Robert Koch in 1884. It is estimated that each year there are 1.3 million to 4 million cases of cholera, and 21 000 to 143 000 deaths worldwide ...

A CONSTRAINED SOLID TSP IN FUZZY ENVIRONMENT: TWO HEURISTIC APPROACHES

A solid travelling salesman problem (STSP) is a travelling salesman problem (TSP) where the salesman visits all the cities only once in his tour using dierent conveyances to travel from one city to another. Costs and environmental eect factors for travelling between the cities using dierent conveyances are dierent. Goal of the problem is to nd a complete tour with minimum cost that damages the ...

Report of an Outbreak of Cholera in Detachments of the 41st Regiment Native Infantry and 7th Bengal Cavalry, Morar

MENT NATIVE INFANTRY AND 7th BENGAL CAVALRY, MORAR. [The following papers, which give an accurate and complete account of a severe outbreak of cholera which took place in May last in a treasure escort composed of detachments of the 7th Bengal Cavalry and 41st Native Infantry, have been placed at our disposal by the Surgeon-General, Indian Medical Department. At the same time that the events whi...

Results of Inoculation of Cholera Vaccine in Nabadwip (Bengal)

Five Pond-centred Outbreaks of Cholera in Villages of West Bengal, India: Evidence for Focused Interventions

In rural West Bengal, outbreaks of cholera are often centred around ponds that is a feature of the environment. Five investigations of laboratory-confirmed, pond-centred outbreaks of cholera were reviewed. Case-control odds ratios were approximated with relative risks (RRs) as the incidence was low. The environment was investigated to understand how the pond(s) could have become contaminated an...