Can Fishes Get Cholera in the USA
Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of pandemic cholera, is abundant in marine and freshwater environments. Copepods and chironomids are natural reservoirs of this species. So far, V. cholerae has been isolated from 30 fish species (22 freshwater; 9 marine).Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of pandemic cholera, is abundant in marine and freshwater environments. Copepods and…