An added worry to health authorities was the emergence in 1992 of a new strain of the cholera bacterium in India, Bangladesh, and neighboring countries, which has so far affected 200,000 people.
Tervishoiuinstantsidele valmistas lisamuret asjaolu, et 1992. aastal tuli Indias, Bangladeshis ja nende naaberriikides päevavalgele uus liik koolerabaktereid, millega on praeguseks nakatunud 200000 inimest.