The seventh pandemic of cholera in Europe revisited by microbial genomics

The seventh pandemic of cholera in Europe revisited by microbial genomics

Since 1970, several cholera outbreaks caused by the “seventh pandemic” (7PET) lineage have been reported in Europe. Here, the authors demonstrate that the outbreaks were caused by repeated introductions of 7PET into Europe, rather than local environmental sources.

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Main Authors: Mihaela Oprea, Elisabeth Njamkepo, Daniela Cristea, Anna Zhukova, Clifford G. Clark, Anatoly N. Kravetz, Elena Monakhova, Adriana S. Ciontea, Radu Cojocaru, Jean Rauzier, Maria Damian, Olivier Gascuel, Marie-Laure Quilici, François-Xavier Weill
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19185-y

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19185-y

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