학술논문

Imported Cholera Cases, South Africa, 2023
Document Type
article
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 29, Iss 8, Pp 1687-1690 (2023)
Subject
cholera
Vibrio cholerae
Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1
sequence type 69
bacteria
enteric infections
Medicine
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Language
English
ISSN
1080-6040
1080-6059
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.