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From June 2011 to July 2015, a total of 5,084 persons with suspected cholera were tested for <jats:italic>Vibrio cholerae<\/jats:italic> in seven different countries of which 35.7% had culture confirmation. For all countries combined, the WHO case definition had a sensitivity = 92.7%, specificity = 8.1%, positive predictive value = 36.1%, and negative predictive value = 66.6%. Adding dehydration, vomiting, or rice water stools to the case definition could increase the specificity without a substantial decrease in sensitivity. 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