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Genetic Characterization of Vibrio cholerae O1 isolates from outbreaks between 2011 and 2015 in Tanzania.
BMC infectious diseases - 20 Feb 2017
Kachwamba Yazid, Mohammed A A, Lukupulo H, Urio L, Majigo M, Mosha F, Matonya M, Kishimba R, Mghamba J, Lusekelo J, Nyanga S, Almeida M, Li S, Domman D, Massele S Y, Stine O C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cholera outbreaks have occurred in Tanzania since 1974. To date, the genetic epidemiology of these outbreaks has not been assessed. METHODS: 96 Vibrio cholerae O1 isolates from five regions were characterized, and their genetic relatedness assessed using multi-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) and whole genome sequencing (WGS). RESULTS: Of the 48 MLVA genotypes observed, 3 were...
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