Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Nov;30(11):2441-2444. doi: 10.3201/eid3011.240495.
Analysis of clinical and environmental Vibrio cholerae O1 strains obtained during 2008-2015 in Nigeria showed that lineages Afr9 and Afr12 carrying cholera toxin and Vibrio pathogenicity island 1 can be isolated from water. Our findings raise concerns about the role of the environment in maintenance and emergence of cholera outbreaks in Nigeria.
对 2008-2015 年期间在尼日利亚获得的临床和环境霍乱弧菌 O1 菌株的分析表明,携带霍乱毒素和霍乱致病岛 1 的 Afr9 和 Afr12 谱系可从水中分离出来。我们的研究结果引起了人们对环境在尼日利亚维持和出现霍乱暴发中的作用的关注。