TY - JOUR AU - Smith, Anthony AU - Weill, François-Xavier AU - Njamkepo, Elisabeth AU - Ngomane, Hlengiwe AU - Ramalwa, Ntsieni AU - Sekwadi, Phuti AU - Thomas, Juno T1 - Emergence of Vibrio cholerae O1 Sequence Type 75, South Africa, 2018–2020 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2021 VL - 27 IS - 11 SP - 2927 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We describe the molecular epidemiology of cholera in South Africa during 2018–2020. Vibrio cholerae O1 sequence type (ST) 75 recently emerged and became more prevalent than the V. cholerae O1 biotype El Tor pandemic clone. ST75 isolates were found across large spatial and temporal distances, suggesting local ST75 spread. KW - Vibrio cholerae KW - O1 KW - ST75 KW - sequence type 75 KW - bacteria KW - antimicrobial resistance KW - enteric infections KW - South Africa DO - 10.3201/eid2711.211144 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/11/21-1144_article ER - End of Reference