Seventh Pandemic Vibrio cholerae O1 Sublineages,Central African Republic |
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| Authors: | Sebastien Breurec,Thierry Franck,Elisabeth Njamkepo,Jean-Robert Mbecko,Jean Rauzier,Hugues Sanke-Waï gana,Guyguy Kamwiziku,Renaud Piarroux,Marie-Laure Quilici,Fran ois-Xavier Weill |
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| 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). |
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| Keywords: | Vibrio cholerae O1 cholera Central African Republic genomics outbreak bacteria enteric infections waterborne infections foodborne infections food safety |
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