TABLE 1.
Sources of V. cholerae O139 isolates used in this study
| Yr of isolation (n) | Source and province (n) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Patient | Environment | |
| 1993 (3) | Xinjiang (3) | |
| 1994 (6) | Guangdong (1), Beijing (2), Shanghai (1), Zhejiang (1), Jiangxi (1) | |
| 1995 (4) | Fujian (1), Guangdong (2) | Guangdong (1) |
| 1996 (2) | Guangdong (1), Zhejiang (1) | |
| 1997 (2) | Zhejiang (1), Liaoning (1) | |
| 1998 (4) | Anhui (1), Jiangxi (3) | |
| 1999 (4) | Jiangxi (1), Jiangsu (1) | Jiangxi (2) |
| 2000 (7) | Guangxi (1), Jiangxi (3) | Jiangxi (1), Guangxi (2) |
| 2001 (11) | Guangxi (1), Guangdong (1), Sichuan (1), Liaoning (1) | Guangdong (1), Jiangxi (6) |
| 2002 (9) | Guangdong (2), Chongqing (1), Jiangxi (1), Gansu (1) | Jiangxi (4) |
| 2003 (14) | Chongqing (3), Guangdong (1), Zhejiang (1), Jiangxi (2), Jiangsu (2) | Jiangxi (4), Chongqing (1) |
| 2004 (8) | Chongqing (2), Guangdong (1), Liaoning (1), Jiangxi (2), Sichuan (2) | |
| 2005 (29) | Beijing (1), Chongqing (1), Fujian (1), Guangdong (1), Hunan (1), Jiangsu (2), Jiangxi (1), Sichuan (2), Shandong (2), Zhejiang (1) | Jiangxi (6), Zhejiang (2), Guangxi (1), Fujian (1), Jiangsu (1), Chongqing (1).Sichuan (1), Hunan (1), Shanghai (2) |
| 2006 (53) | Anhui (1), Chongqing (3), Jiangsu (2), Guangdong (2), Sichuan (2), Henan (1) | Guangdong (14), Sichuan (7), Fujian (1), Guangxi (3), Henan (1), Jiangxi (16) |
| 2007 (22) | Anhui (1), Sichuan (2), Jiangxi (1) | Guangdong (4), Sichuan (3), Anhui (1), Jiangxi (10) |
| 2008 (12) | Jiangxi (2) | Jiangxi (9), Guizhou (1) |
| 2009 (12) | Yunnan (4), Shandong (1) | Guizhou (1), Jiangxi (6) |
| 2010 (5) | Liaoning (2) | Guangdong (3) |
| 2011 (1) | Jiangsu (1) | |
| 2012 (3) | Jiangsu (2) | Jiangsu (1) |
| Total (211) | 92 | 119 |