Severe Streptococcus equi Subspecies zooepidemicus Outbreak from Unpasteurized Dairy Product Consumption, Italy

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Bosica, Serena ; Chiaverini, Alexandra ; De Angelis, Maria Elisabetta ; Petrini, Antonio ; Averaimo, Daniela ; Martino, Michele ; Rulli, Marco ; Saletti, Maria Antonietta ; Cantelmi, Maria Chiara ; Ruggeri, Franco ; Lodi, Fabrizio ; Calistri, Paolo ; Cito, Francesca ; Cammà, Cesare ; Di Domenico, Marco ; Rinaldi, Antonio ; Fazii, Paolo ; Cedrone, Fabrizio ; Di Martino, Giuseppe ; Accorsi, Patrizia ; Morelli, Daniela ; De Luca, Nicola ; Pomilio, Francesco ; Parruti, Giustino ; Savini, Giovanni
• Description:
  During November 2021-May 2022, we identified 37 clinical cases of Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus infections in central Italy. Epidemiologic investigations and whole-genome sequencing showed unpasteurized fresh dairy products were the outbreak source. Early diagnosis by using sequencing technology prevented the spread of life-threatening S. equi subsp. zooepidemicus infections.
• Subjects:
  Arthritis Bacteria Dairy Products Disease Outbreaks Dispatch Foodborne Outbreak Food Safety Humans Italy Meningitis/encephalitis Raw Milk Dairy Products Septicemia Severe Streptococcus Equi Subspecies Zooepidemicus Outbreak From Unpasteurized Dairy Product Consumption, Italy Streptococcal Infections Streptococci Streptococcus Equi Streptococcus Equi Subspecies Zooepidemicus Whole Genome Sequencing Zoonosis

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2023; 29(5):1020-1024
• Pubmed ID:
  37081588
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10124651
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f97a3a0464d7da4a73ebd0e25900fb33651fde3847f109272240730171348cce
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/129093/cdc_129093_DS1.pdf
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