Open AccessThe first cases of acute intestinal infections caused by parahaemolytic vibriones in a freshwater region
Author(s) -
A. V. Boiko,
Н. Погорелова,
Yu. Yu. Chernikova,
T. M. Zhigareva
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj99842
Subject(s) - pathogen , isolation (microbiology) , vibrio , seawater , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , geography , veterinary medicine , medicine , ecology , bacteria , genetics
During the last 10-15 years intestinal infections caused by parahaemolytic vibrio have been registered in many countries of Asia, Europe, South and North America and in Australia. The frequency of isolation of this pathogen from patients varies from 1.5 to 15%. In Japan, parahaemolytic vibrios has become a national problem. In the vast majority of cases, parahaemolytic vibrio-induced illnesses have been shown to be associated with exposure to seawater and consumption of seafood, even when they occur in areas far from the sea.