Emergence of Vibrio cholerae O1 Sequence Type 75 in Taiwan

Emerg Infect Dis. 2020 Jan;26(1):164-166. doi: 10.3201/eid2601.190934.

Abstract

We investigated the epidemiology of cholera in Taiwan during 2002-2018. Vibrio cholerae sequence type (ST) 75 clone emerged in 2009 and has since become more prevalent than the ST69 clone from a previous pandemic. Closely related ST75 strains have emerged in 4 countries and may now be widespread in Asia.

Keywords: Bacteria; MLST; Taiwan; Vibrio cholerae; cgMLST; cholera; core genome MLST; enteric infections; molecular epidemiology; multilocus sequence typing; whole-genome sequencing.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Child
  • Cholera / epidemiology*
  • Cholera / microbiology
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology
  • Communicable Diseases, Emerging / microbiology*
  • Disease Outbreaks
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multilocus Sequence Typing
  • Prevalence
  • Taiwan / epidemiology
  • Vibrio cholerae O1* / genetics
  • Whole Genome Sequencing
  • Young Adult