由爱尔托生物型霍乱弧菌引起的霍乱起源于印度尼西亚。它首先在印尼本国有4次局部流行(1937～1957)。于1960年再次流行时,除在本国扩散外,还传播到东南亚、西太平洋地区。嗣后又传播到亚洲、欧洲和非洲,波及到美洲、大洋洲,成为第七次霍乱大流行,疫情至今尚未被制止。据世界卫生组织的疫情统计,每年有30～40个国 Cholera, caused by the Alto biotype Vibrio cholerae, originated in Indonesia. It first had four local epidemics in Indonesia itself (1937-1957). When it became popular again in 1960, it spread to Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific in addition to its own country. Subsequently spread to Asia, Europe and Africa, spread to the Americas, Oceania, became the seventh cholera epidemic, the epidemic has not been stopped. According to the World Health Organization’s epidemic statistics, there are 30 to 40 countries each year