Evolution of Seventh Cholera Pandemic and Origin of 1991 Epidemic, Latin America
- 1 July 2010
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 16 (7), 1130-1132
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1607.100131
Abstract
Thirty single-nucleotide polymorphisms were used to track the spread of the seventh pandemic caused by Vibrio cholerae. Isolates from the 1991 epidemic in Latin America shared a profile with 1970s isolates from Africa, suggesting a possible origin in Africa. Data also showed that the observed genotypes spread easily and widely.Keywords
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