Imported Cholera Cases, South Africa, 2023
Anthony M. Smith, Phuti Sekwadi, Linda Erasmus, Christine C. Lee, Steven Stroika, Sinenhlanhla Ndzabandzaba, Vinitha Alex, Jeremy Nel, Elisabeth Njamkepo, Juno Thomas, François‐Xavier Weill
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.
Topics & Concepts
CholeraVibrio choleraeOutbreakSerotypePandemicEl TorCholera vaccineVirologyGeographySouth asiaCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)BiologyMedicineAncient historyBacteriaHistoryInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicineDiseaseGeneticsVibrio bacteria research studies