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
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
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Dispatch
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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