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vibriosis

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Vibriosis is the human illness caused by pathogenic strains of the Vibrio genus of bacteria (excluding Vibrio cholerae strains O1 and O139, which cause the separate illness of cholera)(1,2):

  • are over 80 species of Vibrio bacteria, over 20 of which can cause vibriosis
  • species which most frequently cause vibriosis in the US are Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vp) and Vibrio vulnificus (Vv)
  • Vibrio can infect persons via seafood consumption or wound exposure to salt/brackish water, raw seafood, or drippings from raw seafood
  • study evidence shows cases of vibriosis
    • for Vibrio parahaemolyticus, about 86% of cases were foodborne, while for Vibrio vulnificus, wound infections comprised 46% of cases, followed closely by foodborne infections at 43% (1)

Reference:

  1. Bell A, Bott M. Vibriosis:: What You and Your Patients Need To Know. Dela J Public Health. 2021 Jan 21;7(1):14-21.
  2. Jay R, Hughes M, Angelo KM. Vibriosis. JAMA. Published online June 17, 2026.

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