Baker-Austin Craig, Trinanes Joaquin A, Salmenlinna Saara, Löfdahl Margareta, Siitonen Anja, Taylor Nick G H, Martinez-Urtaza Jaime
Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Jul;22(7):1216-20. doi: 10.3201/eid2207.151996.
During summer 2014, a total of 89 Vibrio infections were reported in Sweden and Finland, substantially more yearly infections than previously have been reported in northern Europe. Infections were spread across most coastal counties of Sweden and Finland, but unusually, numerous infections were reported in subarctic regions; cases were reported as far north as 65°N, ≈100 miles (160 km) from the Arctic Circle. Most infections were caused by non-O1/O139 V. cholerae (70 cases, corresponding to 77% of the total, all strains were negative for the cholera toxin gene). An extreme heat wave in northern Scandinavia during summer 2014 led to unprecedented high sea surface temperatures, which appear to have been responsible for the emergence of Vibrio bacteria at these latitudes. The emergence of vibriosis in high-latitude regions requires improved diagnostic detection and clinical awareness of these emerging pathogens.
2014年夏季，瑞典和芬兰共报告了89例弧菌感染病例，这一数字大大超过了北欧以往每年报告的感染病例数。感染病例分布在瑞典和芬兰的大部分沿海县，但不同寻常的是，亚北极地区也报告了大量感染病例；最北的病例报告位于北纬65°，距离北极圈约100英里（160公里）。大多数感染是由非O1/O139霍乱弧菌引起的（70例，占总数的77%，所有菌株的霍乱毒素基因均为阴性）。2014年夏季，斯堪的纳维亚半岛北部出现了极端热浪，导致海面温度达到前所未有的高度，这似乎是这些纬度地区弧菌出现的原因。高纬度地区弧菌病的出现需要改进对这些新出现病原体的诊断检测和临床认识。
