We report transcontinental expansion of Vibrio parahaemolyticus sequence type 36 into Lima, Peru. From national collections, we identified 7 isolates from 2 different Pacific Northwest complex lineages that surfaced during 2011-2016. Sequence type 36 is likely established in environmental reservoirs. Systematic surveillance enabled detection of these epidemic isolates.
Keywords: Canada; El Niño; North America; Pacific Northwest; Peru; ST36; Spain; United States; Vibrio infections; Vibrio parahaemolyticus; bacteria; epidemiology; food safety; foodborne pathogens; genomic epidemiology; global expansion; marine bacteria; outbreak; phylogenetic analysis; sequence type 36.