Seventh Pandemic Vibrio cholerae O1 Sublineages, Central African Republic

Emerg Infect Dis. 2021 Jan;27(1):262-266. doi: 10.3201/eid2701.200375.

Abstract

Four cholera outbreaks were reported in the Central African Republic during 1997-2016. We show that the outbreak isolates were Vibrio cholerae O1 serotype Inaba from 3 seventh pandemic El Tor sublineages originating from West Africa (sublineages T7 and T9) or the African Great Lakes Region (T10).

Keywords: Central African Republic; Vibrio cholerae O1; bacteria; cholera; enteric infections; food safety; foodborne infections; genomics; outbreak; waterborne infections.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Africa, Western
  • Central African Republic / epidemiology
  • Cholera* / epidemiology
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Humans
  • Pandemics
  • Vibrio cholerae O1* / genetics