Vibrio Parahaemolyticus in Seawater off the Pacific Coast of Panamá

Miguel Kourany Gorgas Memorial Laboratory, Apartado 6991, Panamá 5, Panamá

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Manuel A. Vásquez Gorgas Memorial Laboratory, Apartado 6991, Panamá 5, Panamá

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The presence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Panamá is reported. It was recovered from seawater off the Pacific coastline and in the channel of the Panama Canal. This is the first time this organism has been isolated in Panamá.

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Present address: Preventive Medicine Division, Community Health Branch, Code 721, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Department of the Navy, Washington, D. C. 20372.

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