An unusual two-strain cholera outbreak in Lebanon, 2022-2023: a genomic epidemiology study

Abou Fayad, Antoine; Rafei, Rayane; Njamkepo, Elisabeth; Ezzeddine, Jana; Hussein, Hadi; Sinno, Solara; Gerges, Jose-Rita; Barada, Sara; Sleiman, Ahmad; Assi, Moubadda; Baakliny, Maryo; Hamedeh, Lama; Mahfouz, Rami; Dabboussi, Fouad; Feghali, Rita; Mohsen, Zeina; Rady, Alisar; Ghosn, Nada; Abiad, Firas; Abubakar, Abdinasir; Barakat, Amal; Wauquier, Nadia; Quilici, Marie‐Laure; Hamzé, Monzer; Weill, François‐Xavier; M. Matar, Ghassan

doi:10.1038/s41467-024-51428-0

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An unusual two-strain cholera outbreak in Lebanon, 2022-2023: a genomic epidemiology study

Published in Nature Communications • Aug 13, 2024

Authors:

Antoine Abou Fayad

Rayane Rafei

Elisabeth Njamkepo

Abstract

Cholera is a life-threatening gastrointestinal infection caused by a toxigenic bacterium, Vibrio cholerae. After a lull of almost 30 years, a first case of cholera was detected in Lebanon in October 2022. The outbreak lasted three months, with 8007 suspected cases (671 laboratory-confirmed) and 23 d...

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Cholera

Vibrio cholerae

Outbreak

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