Zoonotic Transmission of Diphtheria from Domestic Animal Reservoir,Spain |
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| Authors: | Andreas Hoefer,Silvia Herrera-Leó n,Lucas Domí nguez,Maria Ordobá s Gaví n,Beatriz Romero,Ximena Belen Araujo Piedra,Cristina Sobrino Calzada,Marí a José Urí a Gonzá lez,Laura Herrera-Leó n,Case Study Investigation Group2 |
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| Abstract: | 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. |
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| Keywords: | diphtheria zoonoses bacteria bacterial infections Corynebacterium ulcerans Spain |
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