Pneumonic Plague in a Dog and Widespread Potential Human Exposure in a Veterinary Hospital, United States

In December 2017, a dog that had pneumonic plague was brought to a veterinary teaching hospital in northern Colorado, USA. Several factors, including signalment, season, imaging, and laboratory findings, contributed to delayed diagnosis and resulted in potential exposure of >116 persons and 46 co...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2019-04, Vol.25 (4), p.800-803
Hauptverfasser:	Schaffer, Paula A, Brault, Stephanie A, Hershkowitz, Connor, Harris, Lauren, Dowers, Kristy, House, Jennifer, Aboellail, Tawfik A, Morley, Paul S, Daniels, Joshua B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals bacteria Biopsy canine Care and treatment Colorado Disease Outbreaks Dispatch dog Dog Diseases - diagnosis Dog Diseases - epidemiology Dog Diseases - microbiology Dogs Environmental Exposure Health aspects Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia - diagnosis Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia - epidemiology Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia - microbiology Hospitals, Animal Humans Plague Plague - veterinary pneumonic plague Pneumonic Plague in a Dog and Widespread Potential Human Exposure in a Veterinary Hospital, United States Public Health Surveillance Sentinel Surveillance Teachers Tomography, X-Ray Computed United States - epidemiology Yersinia pestis
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Zusammenfassung:	In December 2017, a dog that had pneumonic plague was brought to a veterinary teaching hospital in northern Colorado, USA. Several factors, including signalment, season, imaging, and laboratory findings, contributed to delayed diagnosis and resulted in potential exposure of >116 persons and 46 concurrently hospitalized animals to Yersinia pestis.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid2504.181195