Case Report: Vibrio cholerae Biliary Tract Infections in Two North Africans in France

Philippe Parola (1, 2) , Hussein Anani (1, 2) , Carole Eldin (1, 2) , Gregory Dubourg (3, 2) , Jean-Christophe J.-C. Lagier (3, 2) , Anthony Levasseur (3, 2) , Jean-Paul Casalta (2) , Didier Raoult (3, 2) , Pierre-Edouard Fournier (2, 1)

1 VITROME - Vecteurs - Infections tropicales et méditerranéennes
2 IHU Marseille - Institut Hospitalier Universitaire Méditerranée Infection
3 MEPHI - Microbes évolution phylogénie et infections

The origin of a cholera outbreak may be unclear, as recently in Algeria. In two patients from North Africa, Vibrio cholerae was isolated in the context of hepatobiliary tract infections without any known outbreak. Gallbladder and asymptomatic long-term carriers might play a role in the emergence of cholera.

Domaines: Bactériologie; Virologie; Parasitologie; Cardiologie et système cardiovasculaire; Maladies émergentes; Maladies infectieuses

Philippe Parola, Hussein Anani, Carole Eldin, Gregory Dubourg, Jean-Christophe J.-C. Lagier, et al.. Case Report: Vibrio cholerae Biliary Tract Infections in Two North Africans in France. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020, 102 (6), pp.1306 - 1308. ⟨10.4269/ajtmh.19-0884⟩. ⟨hal-02525184⟩