Toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae Infection in Cat, Texas, USA

Tyler, Ronald; Rincon, Layda; Weigand, Michael R.; Xiaoli, Lingzi; Acosta, Anna M.; Kurien, Daniel; Ju, Hong; Lingsweiler, Sonia; Prot, Emilie Yvonne

doi:10.3201/eid2808.220018

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Toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae Infection in Cat, Texas, USA

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8 2022
By Tyler, Ronald ; Rincon, Layda ; Weigand, Michael R.
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2808.220018

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Tyler, Ronald ; Rincon, Layda ; Weigand, Michael R. ; Xiaoli, Lingzi ; Acosta, Anna M. ; Kurien, Daniel ; Ju, Hong ; Lingsweiler, Sonia ; Prot, Emilie Yvonne
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We report a toxigenic strain of Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolated from an oozing dermal wound in a pet cat in Texas, USA. We also describe the epidemiologic public health efforts conducted to identify potential sources of infection and mitigate its spread and the molecular and genetic studies performed to identify the bacterium.
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Emerg Infect Dis. 2022; 28(8):1686-1688
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35876749
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PMC9328917
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8
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