Emergence of Vibrio cholerae O1 Sequence Type 75 in Taiwan

Abstract

We investigated the epidemiology of cholera in Taiwan during 2002–2018. Vibrio cholerae sequence type (ST) 75 clone emerged in 2009 and has since become more prevalent than the ST69 clone from a previous pandemic. Closely related ST75 strains have emerged in 4 countries and may now be widespread in Asia.

Keywords

• Taiwan
• cholera
• Vibrio cholerae
• molecular epidemiology
• Whole genome sequencing
• Multilocus sequence typing (MLST)