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 publica...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2022-06, Vol.28 (6), p.1257-1260
Hauptverfasser:	Hoefer, Andreas, Herrera-León, Silvia, Domínguez, Lucas, Gavín, Maria Ordobás, Romero, Beatriz, Piedra, Ximena Belen Araujo, Calzada, Cristina Sobrino, Uría González, María José, Herrera-León, Laura
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal shelters Animals Animals, Domestic Archives & records Asymptomatic bacteria bacterial infections Case studies Causes of Contact tracing Corynebacterium Infections - microbiology Corynebacterium ulcerans Diphtheria Diphtheria - diagnosis Diphtheria - epidemiology Diphtheria Toxin Disease transmission Dispatch Domestic animals Domestication Genomes Health aspects Health risks Health surveillance Hospitals Immunization Public health Spain Spain - epidemiology Vaccines Zoonoses Zoonotic Transmission of Diphtheria from Domestic Animal Reservoir, Spain
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Zusammenfassung:	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 publications, our findings highlight the public health threat posed by diphtheria reemergence.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2806.211956