Cholerae is an acute watery diarrheal disease caused mainly by Vibrio choleraee serogroup O1 and less commonly by V. cholerae O139. cholerae can lead to severe diarrhea and death if untreated. V. cholerae O1 and V. cholerae O139 are transmitted through fecal-oral contamination, and cholera is thus predominantly associated with lack of safe drinking water, proper sanitation and personal hygiene. cholerae is an important public health problem in many parts of Asia, Africa and Latin America
