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Transmission of Streptococcus equi Subspecies zooepidemicus Infection from Horses to Humans
Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus (S. zooepidemicus) is a zoonotic pathogen for persons in contact with horses. In horses, S. zooepidemicus is an opportunistic pathogen, but human infections associated with S. zooepidemicus are often severe. Within 6 months in 2011, 3 unrelated cases of se...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3713971/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23777752 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1907.121365 |
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author | Pelkonen, Sinikka Lindahl, Susanne B. Suomala, Päivi Karhukorpi, Jari Vuorinen, Sakari Koivula, Irma Väisänen, Tia Pentikäinen, Jaana Autio, Tiina Tuuminen, Tamara |
author_facet | Pelkonen, Sinikka Lindahl, Susanne B. Suomala, Päivi Karhukorpi, Jari Vuorinen, Sakari Koivula, Irma Väisänen, Tia Pentikäinen, Jaana Autio, Tiina Tuuminen, Tamara |
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description | Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus (S. zooepidemicus) is a zoonotic pathogen for persons in contact with horses. In horses, S. zooepidemicus is an opportunistic pathogen, but human infections associated with S. zooepidemicus are often severe. Within 6 months in 2011, 3 unrelated cases of severe, disseminated S. zooepidemicus infection occurred in men working with horses in eastern Finland. To clarify the pathogen’s epidemiology, we describe the clinical features of the infection in 3 patients and compare the S. zooepidemicus isolates from the human cases with S. zooepidemicus isolates from horses. The isolates were analyzed by using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, multilocus sequence typing, and sequencing of the szP gene. Molecular typing methods showed that human and equine isolates were identical or closely related. These results emphasize that S. zooepidemicus transmitted from horses can lead to severe infections in humans. As leisure and professional equine sports continue to grow, this infection should be recognized as an emerging zoonosis. |
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spelling | pubmed-37139712013-07-30 Transmission of Streptococcus equi Subspecies zooepidemicus Infection from Horses to Humans Pelkonen, Sinikka Lindahl, Susanne B. Suomala, Päivi Karhukorpi, Jari Vuorinen, Sakari Koivula, Irma Väisänen, Tia Pentikäinen, Jaana Autio, Tiina Tuuminen, Tamara Emerg Infect Dis Synopsis Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus (S. zooepidemicus) is a zoonotic pathogen for persons in contact with horses. In horses, S. zooepidemicus is an opportunistic pathogen, but human infections associated with S. zooepidemicus are often severe. Within 6 months in 2011, 3 unrelated cases of severe, disseminated S. zooepidemicus infection occurred in men working with horses in eastern Finland. To clarify the pathogen’s epidemiology, we describe the clinical features of the infection in 3 patients and compare the S. zooepidemicus isolates from the human cases with S. zooepidemicus isolates from horses. The isolates were analyzed by using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, multilocus sequence typing, and sequencing of the szP gene. Molecular typing methods showed that human and equine isolates were identical or closely related. These results emphasize that S. zooepidemicus transmitted from horses can lead to severe infections in humans. As leisure and professional equine sports continue to grow, this infection should be recognized as an emerging zoonosis. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-07 /pmc/articles/PMC3713971/ /pubmed/23777752 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1907.121365 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Synopsis Pelkonen, Sinikka Lindahl, Susanne B. Suomala, Päivi Karhukorpi, Jari Vuorinen, Sakari Koivula, Irma Väisänen, Tia Pentikäinen, Jaana Autio, Tiina Tuuminen, Tamara Transmission of Streptococcus equi Subspecies zooepidemicus Infection from Horses to Humans |
title | Transmission of Streptococcus equi Subspecies zooepidemicus Infection from Horses to Humans |
title_full | Transmission of Streptococcus equi Subspecies zooepidemicus Infection from Horses to Humans |
title_fullStr | Transmission of Streptococcus equi Subspecies zooepidemicus Infection from Horses to Humans |
title_full_unstemmed | Transmission of Streptococcus equi Subspecies zooepidemicus Infection from Horses to Humans |
title_short | Transmission of Streptococcus equi Subspecies zooepidemicus Infection from Horses to Humans |
title_sort | transmission of streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus infection from horses to humans |
topic | Synopsis |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3713971/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23777752 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1907.121365 |
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