Detection of Multiple Parallel Transmission Outbreak of Streptococcus suis Human Infection by Use of Genome Epidemiology, China, 2005

Detection of Multiple Parallel Transmission Outbreak of Streptococcus suis Human Infection by Use of Genome Epidemiology, China, 2005

Streptococcus suis sequence type 7 emerged and caused 2 of the largest human infection outbreaks in China in 1998 and 2005. To determine the major risk factors and source of the infections, we analyzed whole genomes of 95 outbreak-associated isolates, identified 160 single nucleotide polymorphisms,...

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Main Authors: Pengcheng Du, Han Zheng, Jieping Zhou, Ruiting Lan, Changyun Ye, Huaiqi Jing, Dong Jin, Zhigang Cui, Xuemei Bai, Jianming Liang, Jiantao Liu, Lei Xu, Wen Zhang, Chen Chen, Jianguo Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Streptococcus suis
streptococci
outbreak
2005
China
genome epidemiology
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/2/16-0297_article

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