<i>Vibrio vulnificus</i> Infections From a Previously Nonendemic Area
Authors: Homan Wai, Samantha Ahdoot
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2020)

Letters3 March 2020Vibrio vulnificus Infections From a Previously Nonendemic AreaHoman Wai, MD and Samantha Ahdoot, MDHoman Wai, MDVirginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Inova Campus, Falls Church, Virginia (H.W., S.A.)Search for more papers by this author and Samantha Ahdoot, MDVirginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Inova Campus, Falls Church, Virginia (H.W., S.A.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L19-0756 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:King and colleagues (1) describe 5 patients affected by Vibrio vulnificus infection leading to substantial morbidity and mortality. This series is notable in that the exposures occurred within the Delaware Bay region, north of the historical range of V vulnificus. These 5 cases were clustered during the summers of 2017 and 2018, whereas only 1 case had been seen at the authors' hospital in the preceding 8 years. King and colleagues cite work done by Martinez-Urtaza and associates (2), who found that warming in the Gulf of Mexico since 1998 expanded the at-risk season for V vulnificus ...References1. King M, Rose L, Fraimow H, et al. Vibrio vulnificus infections from a previously nonendemic area. Ann Intern Med. 2019;171:520-1. [PMID: 31207614]. doi:10.7326/L19-0133 LinkGoogle Scholar2. Martinez-Urtaza J, Bowers JC, Trinanes J, et al. Climate anomalies and the increasing risk of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus illnesses. Food Res Int. 2010;43:1780-90. doi:10.1016/j.foodres.2010.04.001 CrossrefGoogle Scholar3. Vezzulli L, Grande C, Reid PC, et al. Climate influence on Vibrio and associated human diseases during the past half-century in the coastal North Atlantic. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2016;113:E5062-71. [PMID: 27503882] doi:10.1073/pnas.1609157113 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Sonenshine DE. Range expansion of tick disease vectors in North America: implications for spread of tick-borne disease. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2018;15. [PMID: 29522469] doi:10.3390/ijerph15030478 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. Ryan SJ, Carlson CJ, Mordecai EA, et al. Global expansion and redistribution of Aedes-borne virus transmission risk with climate change. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2019;13:e0007213. [PMID: 30921321] doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0007213 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine Inova Campus, Falls Church, Virginia (H.W., S.A.)Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=L19-0756. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoVibrio vulnificus Infections From a Previously Nonendemic Area Madeline King , Lucia Rose , Henry Fraimow , Maria Nagori , Mobeen Danish , and Katherine Doktor Vibrio vulnificus Infections From a Previously Nonendemic Area Yasuo Oshima , Tetsuya Tanimoto , and Koichiro Yuji Vibrio vulnificus Infections From a Previously Nonendemic Area Katherine Doktor and Henry Fraimow Metrics 3 March 2020Volume 172, Issue 5Page: 366-367KeywordsClimate changeDisclosureMedical educationMorbidityMortalityPathogensPatientsTemperatureTicksVibrio ePublished: 3 March 2020 Issue Published: 3 March 2020 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2020 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...