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ArticleRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical2026

Investigation of a Suspected Autochthonous Cholera Case in Brazil After an 18-Year Absence of Reported Cases.

Maria Goreth Matos de Andrade Barberino, Ana Verena Almeida Mendes, Gabriela Noronha Marques, Camila Araújo de Lorenzo Barcia, Marcela Almeida Muhana, Aline Macedo Carvalho Freitas, Mariana Leal de Souza Mercês, Ênio Silva Soares, Lázaro José Rodrigues de Souza, Arabela Leal E Silva de Mello and 5 more

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Article in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Maria Goreth Matos de Andrade BarberinoHospital São Rafael, Salvador, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7858-0768
Ana Verena Almeida MendesHospital São Rafael, Salvador, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5819-3955
Gabriela Noronha MarquesHospital São Rafael, Salvador, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-0882-3668
Camila Araújo de Lorenzo BarciaHospital São Rafael, Salvador, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5508-4235
Marcela Almeida MuhanaSecretaria Municipal de Saúde de Salvador, Centro de Informações Estratégicas em Vigilância em Saúde, Salvador, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-8767-2400
Aline Macedo Carvalho FreitasSecretaria Municipal de Saúde de Salvador, Centro de Informações Estratégicas em Vigilância em Saúde, Salvador, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5696-6925
Mariana Leal de Souza MercêsSecretaria Municipal de Saúde de Salvador, Centro de Informações Estratégicas em Vigilância em Saúde, Salvador, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-3274-5202
Ênio Silva SoaresSecretaria Municipal de Saúde de Salvador, Centro de Informações Estratégicas em Vigilância em Saúde, Salvador, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-1447-1148
Lázaro José Rodrigues de SouzaSecretaria Municipal de Saúde de Salvador, Centro de Informações Estratégicas em Vigilância em Saúde, Salvador, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-5425-7874
Arabela Leal E Silva de MelloSecretaria de Saúde do Estado da Bahia, Laboratório Central do Estado da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6174-4108
Felicidade Mota PereiraSecretaria de Saúde do Estado da Bahia, Laboratório Central do Estado da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6938-161X
André Felipe das Mercês SantosFundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Enterobactérias, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7067-2852
Dália Dos Prazeres RodriguesFundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Enterobactérias, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1101-5518
Guilherme de Sousa RibeiroUniversidade Federal da Bahia, Escola de Medicina da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6798-2059
Cristiane Wanderley CardosoSecretaria Municipal de Saúde de Salvador, Centro de Informações Estratégicas em Vigilância em Saúde, Salvador, BA, Brasil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5432-1174

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cholera has caused multiple pandemics and remains a significant global public health threat. After 18 years without autochthonous transmission in Brazil, a 60-year-old man with no travel history presented with abdominal discomfort and acute watery diarrhea. Laboratory testing detected Vibrio cholerae O1 Ogawa, prompting classification as a suspected cholera case. However, genomic analysis showed that the strain lacked the toxigenic virulence factor required to cause cholera, leading to its reclassification as a non-cholera case. This investigation highlights the importance of clinical suspicion, advanced laboratory diagnostics, and continuous epidemiological surveillance for accurate case identification and an appropriate public health response.

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CholeraVibrio cholerae O1BrazilHumansMaleMiddle Aged

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PMID42307395
PMCPMC13277400

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