Vibrio cholerae can be spread by contaminated food and drink. It favors conditions with high salinity.
Food or Liquid
Survival at 5°C (Refrigerated)
Survival at 30 °C (Summer Day)
cereal
3 - 5 days
1 - 3 days
fruits
cooked food
2 - 5 days
fresh vegetables
7 - 10 days
1 - 7 days
fish and seafood
7 - 14 days
milk and dairy products
> 14 days
saline
> 14 days (up to 60)
10 - 13 days
Vibrio cholerae is killed by:
(1) heating food to 55°C for 15 minutes
(2) boiling
(3) exposure to bleach (hypochlorite) or other disinfectants
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Specialty: Infectious Diseases
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