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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  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.
• Subjects:
  • Animals
  • Corynebacterium
  • Corynebacterium Infections
  • Diphtheria Toxin
  • Hedgehogs
  • Humans
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 27(10):2686-2690
• Pubmed ID:
  34545798
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8462311
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Belgium
• Location:
  Europe
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  10
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/110411/cdc_110411_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.04 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c974b37ca845f3ae9df4bb196af245d561d85c13104c87aea73bf56f06415c08