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Tetanus as Cause of Mass Die-off of Captive Japanese Macaques, Japan, 2008
In 2008 in Japan, 15/60 captive Japanese macaques died. Clostridium tetani was isolated from 1 monkey, and 11 had tetanus-specific symptoms. We conclude the outbreak resulted from severe environmental C. tetani contamination. Similar outbreaks could be prevented by vaccinating all monkeys, disinfect...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2012
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3471634/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23017658 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1810.120503 |