Occurrence of Vibrio cholerae in fish and water from a reservoir and a neighboring channel in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
- Journal of Infection in Developing Countries , 8 (10) : 1334-1338
Résumé
Introduction: 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.
Methodology: 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.
Conclusion: 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.
Mots-clés
channel; fish; Ouagadougou; reservoir; Vibrio cholerae; water.