학술논문

Imported Cholera Cases, South Africa, 2023.
Document Type
Article
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases. Aug2023, Vol. 29 Issue 8, p1687-1690. 4p.
Subject
*CHOLERA
*VIBRIO cholerae
*PANDEMICS
Language
ISSN
1080-6040
Abstract
Since February 2022, Malawi has experienced a cholera outbreak of >54,000 cases. We investigated 6 cases in South Africa and found that isolates linked to the outbreak were Vibrio cholerae O1 serotype Ogawa from seventh pandemic El Tor sublineage AFR15, indicating a new introduction of cholera into Africa from south Asia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]