RT journal article
T1 Emergence of Vibrio and related genera infections in a hotspot of climate risks, southern Spain, 2010-2023
A1 Tapia Poza, Sandra
A1 Jurado Tarifa, Estefania
A1 Guerrero Lozano, Inmaculada
A1 Trujillo-Soto, Teresa
A1 Galán Sánchez, Fátima
A1 Sánchez Calvo, Juan Manuel
A1 Triñanes Fernández, Joaquín A.
A1 Martínez-Urtaza, Jaime
A1 Rodríguez Iglesias, Manuel Antonio
A2 BiomedicinaBiotecnología y Salud Pública
K1 Vibrio
K1 Shewanella
K1 Clinical infections
K1 Surveillance
K1 Water warming
K1 One health
AB Vibrio has emerged as one of responsive pathogens to the conditions imposed by global warming, with an increasing impact in northern Europe. The epidemiological significance of these pathogens remains undetermined in the south of Europe. We analyzed clinical and epidemiological data from cases in southern Spain, a well-established climate hotspot. A 13-year retrospective analysis identified 167 clinical infection cases. Monthly seawater temperatures since 2010 were also evaluated to assess their correlation with infection occurrence. V. alginolyticus, Shewanella putrefaciens, S. algae, V. parahaemolyticus, V. fluvialis, and V. vulnificus were the most frequently isolated species from clinical cases such as otitis, gastroenteritis, infected wounds, and sepsis. An increase in incidence was observed over the study period in parallel to the warming trend in coastal waters. While this suggests an association between environmental change and Vibrio infections, additional factors such as population exposure patterns may likely also contribute. These findings underscore the need for surveillance systems to monitor the burden of these infections.
PB Elsevier
SN 2352-7714
YR 2025
FD 2025-12
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/39524
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/39524
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 08-nov-2026