An Overview on Emergence of Virulent Vibrio parahaemolyticus A Global Public Health Concern

Increasing occurrence of V. parahaemolyticus O3:K6 and its serovariants globally, since 1995, gained attention in public health research. However, of late, hospitalisation of such patients and their sufferings are recorded to be lower than earlier. This trend warrants to pay more attention for intensive study on few aspects of this organism viz. about perpetuation of this organism in environment, mode of acquiring of virulence and evolving of O3:K6 serotypes and its variants, tangible decrease in degree for expression of clinical symptoms etc. in order to tackle public health problems caused by this organism.