Zoonotic Transmission of Diphtheria from Domestic Animal Reservoir, Spain

Zoonotic Transmission of Diphtheria from Domestic Animal Reservoir, Spain

Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans is as an emerging zoonotic agent of diphtheria. We describe the zoonotic transmission of diphtheria caused by toxigenic C. ulcerans from domestic animals in Spain, confirmed by core-genome multilocus sequence typing. Alongside an increasing number of recent public...

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Main Authors: Andreas Hoefer, Silvia Herrera-León, Lucas Domínguez, Maria Ordobás Gavín, Beatriz Romero, Ximena Belen Araujo Piedra, Cristina Sobrino Calzada, María José Uría González, Laura Herrera-León
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
diphtheria
zoonoses
bacteria
bacterial infections
Corynebacterium ulcerans
Spain
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/6/21-1956_article

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