Global expansion of pacific northwest vibrio parahaemolyticus sequence type 36

Abanto M.; Gavilan R.G.; Baker-Austin C.; Gonzalez-Escalona N.; Martinez-Urtaza J. · Emerging Infectious Diseases (2020) · DOI: 10.3201/eid2602.190362

Resumen

We report transcontinental expansion of Vibrio parahaemolyticus sequence type 36 into Lima, Peru. From national collections, we identified 7 isolates from 2 different Pacific Northwest complex lineages that surfaced during 2011-2016. Sequence type 36 is likely established in environmental reservoirs. Systematic surveillance enabled detection of these epidemic isolates.