Emergence of <i>Vibrio</i> and related genera infections in a hotspot of climate risks, southern Spain, 2010-2023.

ABSTRACT: Vibrio has emerged as one of responsive pathogens to the conditions imposed by global warming, with an increasing impact in northern Europe. The epidemiological significance of these pathogens remains undetermined in the south of Europe. We analyzed clinical and epidemiological data from cases in southern Spain, a well-established climate hotspot. A 13-year retrospective analysis identified 167 clinical infection cases. Monthly seawater temperatures since 2010 were also evaluated to assess their correlation with infection occurrence. V. alginolyticus, Shewanella putrefaciens, S. algae, V. parahaemolyticus, V. fluvialis, and V. vulnificus were the most frequently isolated species from clinical cases such as otitis, gastroenteritis, infected w

SUBMITTER: Tapia-Poza S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12657601 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature