title: Occurrence of Vibrio cholerae in fish and water from a reservoir and a neighboring channel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Vibrio cholerae is a human pathogen and natural inhabitant of aquatic environments. In this study, we surveyed the occurrence of V. cholerae in fish harvested from a reservoir that receives discharges from the population in Ouagadougou through several channels.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 238 fish and 80 water samples were analyzed for the presence of V. cholerae.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Altogether, 13 V. cholerae strains were isolated. They were all identified as non-O1/non-O139 V. cholerae without the ctxA gene. The strains were mostly susceptible to the antimicrobials tested.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although no strains of epidemic V. cholerae serotypes were encountered, it is important to monitor the microbiological quality of this extensively used water resource and its fish.
authors.affiliation: UFRSVT-Université de Ouagadougou, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. marrou4@yahoo.fr.
authors.forename: Oumar
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Traoré
authors.forename: Outi
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Martikainen
authors.forename: Anja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Siitonen
authors.forename: Alfred S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Traoré
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Barro
authors.forename: Kaisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haukka
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002050:Burkina Faso; D002772:Cholera Toxin / Q000235:genetics; D005399:Fishes / Q000382:microbiology*; D005838:Genotype; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D065288:Serogroup; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002772:Cholera Toxin