Abstract:
Objective To understand the epidemiological and molecular characteristics of
Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Shunyi district of Beijing from 2015 to 2017 and provide evidence for the prevention and control of related diseases.
Methods V. parahaemolyticus was detected from the specimens collected from diarrhea patients in Shunyi during 2015-2017. Serotype and virulence gene detection of the isolates were carried,and epidemiological data and clinical data were analyzed. The pulsed field gel electrophoresis(PFGE) fingerprints of O3:K6 type
V. parahaemolyticus strains were conduvted for cluster analysis.
Results The detection rate of
V. parahaemolyticus was 8.68%(96/1 106) during this period. Two strains of different serotypes were detected in each of 2 specimens respectively,thus 98
V. parahaemolyticus strains were detected. The detected strains belonged to 9 serotypes,most of them were O3:K6 type(73.47%,72/98). All strains were
tlh positive,
trh negative,only 1 straib was
tdh negative,the remaining strains were
tdh positive. The detection rate of
V. parahaemolyticus was higher in summer than in other seasons. The annual detection peaks were all in August. The difference in detection rate had no significance between men and women(
χ2=0.19,
P=0.66). The majority of the infection cases were mainly young adults aged 16-45 years,and their occupations included commercial service,worker and others. The contaminated foods were mainly aquatic products,eggs, meat and their products. The symptoms of the infection cases were mainly diarrhea(watery stool),dehydration and abdominal pain. The PFGE fingerprints of most O3:K6 strains showed cluster and shared high similarity.
Conclusion The incidence of diarrhea caused by
V. parahaemolyticus was high in summer in Shunyi,and young adults were manly affected. Aquatic products were considered as the main infection sources. O3:K6 was the major circulating serotype,and most of their PFGE fingerprints showed cluster. It is necessary to strengthen the prevention and control of
V. parahaemolyticus infection in summer.