Widespread Disease in Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) Caused by Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans

Toxin-producing Corynebacterium ulcerans, a causative agent of diphtheria in humans, was isolated from 53 hedgehogs in Belgium during the spring of 2020. Isolates showed low levels of acquired antimicrobial drug resistance. Strain diversity suggests emergence from an endemic situation. These finding...

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Autores principales: Martel, An, Boyen, Filip, Rau, Jörg, Eisenberg, Tobias, Sing, Andreas, Berger, Anja, Chiers, Koen, Van Praet, Sarah, Verbanck, Serge, Vervaeke, Muriel, Pasmans, Frank
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8462311/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34545798
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2710.203335
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author Martel, An
Boyen, Filip
Rau, Jörg
Eisenberg, Tobias
Sing, Andreas
Berger, Anja
Chiers, Koen
Van Praet, Sarah
Verbanck, Serge
Vervaeke, Muriel
Pasmans, Frank
author_facet Martel, An
Boyen, Filip
Rau, Jörg
Eisenberg, Tobias
Sing, Andreas
Berger, Anja
Chiers, Koen
Van Praet, Sarah
Verbanck, Serge
Vervaeke, Muriel
Pasmans, Frank
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description Toxin-producing Corynebacterium ulcerans, a causative agent of diphtheria in humans, was isolated from 53 hedgehogs in Belgium during the spring of 2020. Isolates showed low levels of acquired antimicrobial drug resistance. Strain diversity suggests emergence from an endemic situation. These findings stress the need for raising public awareness and improved wildlife disease surveillance.
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spelling pubmed-84623112021-10-07 Widespread Disease in Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) Caused by Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans Martel, An Boyen, Filip Rau, Jörg Eisenberg, Tobias Sing, Andreas Berger, Anja Chiers, Koen Van Praet, Sarah Verbanck, Serge Vervaeke, Muriel Pasmans, Frank Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch Toxin-producing Corynebacterium ulcerans, a causative agent of diphtheria in humans, was isolated from 53 hedgehogs in Belgium during the spring of 2020. Isolates showed low levels of acquired antimicrobial drug resistance. Strain diversity suggests emergence from an endemic situation. These findings stress the need for raising public awareness and improved wildlife disease surveillance. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-10 /pmc/articles/PMC8462311/ /pubmed/34545798 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2710.203335 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 Dispatch
Martel, An
Boyen, Filip
Rau, Jörg
Eisenberg, Tobias
Sing, Andreas
Berger, Anja
Chiers, Koen
Van Praet, Sarah
Verbanck, Serge
Vervaeke, Muriel
Pasmans, Frank
Widespread Disease in Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) Caused by Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans
title Widespread Disease in Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) Caused by Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans
title_full Widespread Disease in Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) Caused by Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans
title_fullStr Widespread Disease in Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) Caused by Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans
title_full_unstemmed Widespread Disease in Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) Caused by Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans
title_short Widespread Disease in Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) Caused by Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans
title_sort widespread disease in hedgehogs (erinaceus europaeus) caused by toxigenic corynebacterium ulcerans
topic Dispatch
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8462311/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34545798
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2710.203335
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