Imported Cholera Cases, South Africa, 2023.

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.

SUBMITTER: Smith AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10370840 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature