Imported Cholera Cases, South Africa, 2023

Imported Cholera Cases, South Africa, 2023

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 i...

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Main Authors: Anthony M. Smith, Phuti Sekwadi, Linda K. Erasmus, Christine C. Lee, Steven G. Stroika, Sinenhlanhla Ndzabandzaba, Vinitha Alex, Jeremy Nel, Elisabeth Njamkepo, Juno Thomas, François-Xavier Weill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
cholera
Vibrio cholerae
Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1
sequence type 69
bacteria
enteric infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/8/23-0750_article

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