Clonal Origins of Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor Strains, Papua New Guinea, 2009–2011

Clonal Origins of Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor Strains, Papua New Guinea, 2009–2011

We used multilocus sequence typing and variable number tandem repeat analysis to determine the clonal origins of Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor strains from an outbreak of cholera that began in 2009 in Papua New Guinea. The epidemic is ongoing, and transmission risk is elevated within the Pacific region.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Paul F. Horwood, Deirdre Collins, Marinjho H. Jonduo, Alexander Rosewell, Samir R. Dutta, Rosheila Dagina, Berry Ropa, Peter M. Siba, Andrew R. Greenhill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
bacteria
waterborne infections
enteric infections
Vibrio cholerae
cholera
VNTR
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/11/11-0782_article

Internet

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/11/11-0782_article

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