Imported Cholera Cases, South Africa, 2023.

Smith, Anthony M; Sekwadi, Phuti; Erasmus, Linda K; Lee, Christine C; Stroika, Steven G; Ndzabandzaba, Sinenhlanhla; Alex, Vinitha; Nel, Jeremy; Njamkepo, Elisabeth; Thomas, Juno; Weill, François-Xavier

Smith, Anthony M; Sekwadi, Phuti; Erasmus, Linda K; Lee, Christine C; Stroika, Steven G; Ndzabandzaba, Sinenhlanhla; Alex, Vinitha; Nel, Jeremy; Njamkepo, Elisabeth; Thomas, Juno; Weill, François-Xavier.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 29(8): 1687-1690, 2023 08.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37352549

ABSTRACT

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.

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Cholera; Vibrio cholerae O1; Humans; Cholera/epidemiology; South Africa/epidemiology; Vibrio cholerae O1/genetics; Asia, Southern; Malawi; Disease Outbreaks

Key words

Malawi; South Africa; Vibrio cholerae; Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1; bacteria; cholera; enteric infections; sequence type 69

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Cholera / Vibrio cholerae O1 Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Africa / Asia Language: En Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Year: 2023 Type: Article

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