Imported cholera cases, South Africa, 2023
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Smith, Anthony Marius
Sekwadi, Phuti
Lee, Christine C.
Stroika, Steven G.
Ndzabandzaba, Sinenhlanhla
Nel, Jeremy
Njamkepo, Elisabeth
Thomas, Juno
Weill, Francois-Xavier
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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.
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Cholera, Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1, Sequence type 69, Bacteria, Enteric infections, Malawi, South Africa (SA), SDG-03: Good health and well-being
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being
Citation
Smith, A.M., Sekwadi, P., Erasmus, L.K. et al. 2023, 'Imported Cholera Cases,
South Africa, 2023', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 29, no. 8, pp. 1687-1690.
https://DOI.org/10.3201/eid2908.230750.