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ArticlePLoS neglected tropical diseases2016

Major Shift of Toxigenic V. cholerae O1 from Ogawa to Inaba Serotype Isolated from Clinical and Environmental Samples in Haiti.

Meer T Alam, Shrestha S Ray, Camille N Chun, Zahara G Chowdhury, Mohammed H Rashid, Valery E Madsen Beau De Rochars, Afsar Ali

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Article in PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Meer T AlamEmerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America.
Shrestha S RayEmerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America.
Camille N ChunEmerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America.
Zahara G ChowdhuryEmerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America.
Mohammed H RashidEmerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America.
Valery E Madsen Beau De RocharsEmerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America.
Afsar AliEmerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States of America.
University of Florida · US

Funding

Cholera Transmission in Gressier Region, HaitiR01AI097405 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI MORRIS, JOHN GLENN · 2012 to 2015
$2.7M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI097405
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In October of 2010, an outbreak of cholera was confirmed in Haiti for the first time in more than a century. A single clone of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor serotype Ogawa strain was implicated as the cause. Five years after the onset of cholera, in October, 2015, we have discovered a major switch (ranging from 7 to 100%) from Ogawa serotype to Inaba serotype. Furthermore, using wbeT gene sequencing and comparative sequence analysis, we now demonstrate that, among 2013 and 2015 Inaba isolates, the wbeT gene, responsible for switching Ogawa to Inaba serotype, sustained a unique nucleotide mutation not found in isolates obtained from Haiti in 2012. Moreover, we show that, environmental Inaba isolates collected in 2015 have the identical mutations found in the 2015 clinical isolates. Our data indicate that toxigenic V. cholerae O1 serotype Ogawa can rapidly change its serotype to Inaba, and has the potential to cause disease in individuals who have acquired immunity against Ogawa serotype. Our findings highlight the importance of monitoring of toxigenic V. cholerae O1 and cholera in countries with established endemic disease.

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CholeraEnvironmental MicrobiologyHaitiHumansSerotypingVibrio choleraeVibrio cholerae O1

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PMID27716803
PMCPMC5055329
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