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Imported Cholera Cases, South Africa, 2023

Emerging Infectious Diseases, Volume 29, No. 8, Year 2023

Since February 2022, Malawi has experienced a cholera outbreak of >54,000 cases. We investigated 6 cases in South Africa and found that isolates linked to the outbreak were Vibrio cholerae O1 serotype Ogawa from seventh pandemic El Tor sublineage AFR15, indicating a new introduction of cholera into Africa from south Asia.

Smith, Anthony Marius
1. South Africa, Pretoria University of Pretoria
2. South Africa, Johannesburg National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Sekwadi, Phuti G.
1. South Africa, Johannesburg National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Erasmus, Linda Kathleen
1. South Africa, Johannesburg National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Lee, Christine C.
1. United States, Atlanta Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Stroika, Steven G.
1. United States, Atlanta Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Ndzabandzaba, Sinenhlanhla
1. South Africa, Johannesburg National Health Laboratory Service
2. South Africa, Johannesburg University of the Witwatersrand
Alex, Vinitha
1. South Africa, Johannesburg National Health Laboratory Service
2. South Africa, Johannesburg University of the Witwatersrand
Nel, Jeremy Stephen
1. South Africa, Johannesburg University of the Witwatersrand
Njamkepo, Élisabeth
1. France, Paris Université Paris Cité
Thomas, Juno
1. South Africa, Johannesburg National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Weill, François Xavier
1. France, Paris Université Paris Cité

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