Article ; Online: Population structure of Salmonella enterica Typhi in Harare, Zimbabwe (2012-19) before typhoid conjugate vaccine roll-out: a genomic epidemiology study.
The Lancet. Microbe
2023 Volume 4, Issue 12, Page(s) e1005–e1014
Abstract: Background: The continued emergence of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, with ever increasing antimicrobial resistance, necessitates the use of vaccines in endemic countries. A typhoid fever outbreak in Harare, Zimbabwe, in 2018 from a multidrug ... ...
| Abstract | Background: The continued emergence of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi, with ever increasing antimicrobial resistance, necessitates the use of vaccines in endemic countries. A typhoid fever outbreak in Harare, Zimbabwe, in 2018 from a multidrug resistant S Typhi with additional resistance to ciprofloxacin was the catalyst for the introduction of a typhoid conjugate vaccine programme. We aimed to investigate the emergence and evolution of antimicrobial resistance of endemic S Typhi in Zimbabwe and to determine the population structure, gene flux, and sequence polymorphisms of strains isolated before a typhoid conjugate vaccine programme to provide a baseline for future evaluation of the effect of the vaccination programme. Methods: In this genomic epidemiology study, we used short-read whole-genome sequencing of S Typhi isolated from clinical cases of typhoid fever in Harare, Zimbabwe, between Jan 1, 2012, and Feb 9, 2019, to determine the S Typhi population structure, gene flux, and sequence polymorphisms and reconstructed the evolution of antimicrobial resistance. Maximum likelihood time-scaled phylogenetic trees of Zimbabwe isolates in the context of global isolates obtained from the National Center for Biotechnology Information were constructed to infer spread and emergence of antimicrobial resistance. Findings: The population structure of S Typhi in Harare, Zimbabwe, from 2012 to 2019 was dominated by multidrug resistant genotype 4.3.1.1.EA1 (H58) that spread to Zimbabwe from neighbouring countries in around 2009 (95% credible interval 2008·5-2010·0). Acquisition of an IncN plasmid carrying antimicrobial resistance genes including a qnrS gene and a mutation in the quinolone resistance determining region of gyrA gene contributed to non-susceptibility and resistance to quinolone antibiotics. A minority population of antimicrobial susceptible S Typhi genotype 3.3.1 strains were present throughout. Interpretation: The currently dominant S Typhi population is genotype 4.3.1.1 that spread to Zimbabwe and acquired additional antimicrobial resistance though acquisition of a plasmid and mutation in the gyrA gene. This study provides a baseline population structure for future evaluation of the effect of the typhoid conjugate vaccine programme in Harare. Funding: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Institute Strategic Programme. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Humans ; Typhoid Fever/epidemiology ; Typhoid Fever/prevention & control ; Vaccines, Conjugate ; Salmonella enterica ; Typhoid-Paratyphoid Vaccines/pharmacology ; Zimbabwe/epidemiology ; Phylogeny ; Salmonella typhi/genetics ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use ; Quinolones/pharmacology ; Genomics |
| Chemical Substances | Vaccines, Conjugate ; Typhoid-Paratyphoid Vaccines ; Anti-Bacterial Agents ; Quinolones |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2023-11-09 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| ISSN | 2666-5247 |
| ISSN (online) | 2666-5247 |
| DOI | 10.1016/S2666-5247(23)00214-8 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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