11. Vibrio Parahaemolyticus: The Threat of Another Vibrio Acquiring Pandemic Potential

Members of the genus Vibrio are autochthonous bacterial flora in the aquatic ecosystem and quite a few of them are associated with infections in humans and aquatic animals. Human infection follows either direct contact with aquatic environment or indirectly via contaminated food and water. Food-borne Vibrio infections tend to occur more frequently in developed countries while transmission of Vibrio infections in developing countries is, by and large, water-borne. Further, the magnitude of food-borne infections in developing countries is still incompletely understood for the want of robust scientific information.