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The article looks at the report by the Louisiana Office of Public Health and the U.S. Center for Disease Control describing two cases of toxigenic vibrio cholerae O1 infection in a Louisiana couple after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. The cases were attributed to consumption of contaminated or undercooked seafood. While 22 residents of Louisiana and Mississippi reported noncholeragenic Vibrio illnesses after Hurricane Katrina, there was not an identified epidemic of cholera and there is no evidence of greater cholera risk to Gulf Coast residents after the Hurricanes.

The article focuses on two cases of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 infection which occurred after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit Louisiana in October 2005. An investigation conducted by the Louisiana Office of Public Health found that the cases were caused by the consumption of undercooked or contaminated seafood. Moreover, the report said that although many residents of Louisiana and Mississippi suffered Vibrio illnesses, there was no epidemic of cholera identified.