[A case of the importation onto the territory of Russia of cholera caused by a new serovar]. / Sluchai zavoza na territoriiu Rossii kholery, vyzvannoi novym serovarom.

Materials on the import of rarely occurring Vibrio cholerae, not belonging to group O1 of serovar O139, to the territory of Russia are presented. The clinical picture of a cholera case is described and the biological properties of V. cholerae, serovar O139, are presented. A suggestion has been made concerning the appearance of a new V. cholerae serovar, capable of ousting V. cholerae eltor, the cause of the seventh pandemic.