Seafood-Associated Outbreak of ctx-Negative Vibrio mimicus Causing Cholera-Like Illness, Florida, USA

Seafood-Associated Outbreak of ctx-Negative Vibrio mimicus Causing Cholera-Like Illness, Florida, USA

Vibrio mimicus caused a seafood-associated outbreak in Florida, USA, in which 4 of 6 case-patients were hospitalized; 1 required intensive care for severe diarrhea. Strains were ctx-negative but carried genes for other virulence determinants (hemolysin, proteases, and types I–IV and VI secretion sy...

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Main Authors: Meer T. Alam, Sarah R. Stern, Devin Frison, Katie Taylor, Massimiliano S. Tagliamonte, S. Sakib Nazmus, Taylor Paisie, Nicole B. Hilliard, Riley G. Jones, Nicole M. Iovine, Kartik Cherabuddi, Carla Mavian, Paul Myers, Marco Salemi, Afsar Ali, J. Glenn Morris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023-10-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Vibrio mimicus
seafood
diarrhea
food safety
bacteria
enteric infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/10/23-0486_article

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