Emerg Infect DiseidEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-6059Centers for Disease Control98667432640236Research ArticleStreptococcus parasanguinis: new pathogen associated with asymptomatic mastitis in sheep.Fernández-GarayzábalJ. F.garayzab@eucmax.sim.ucm.esFernándezE.Las HerasA.PascualC.CollinsM. D.DomínguezL.Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.Oct-Dec199844645647

We describe two unusual cases in sheep of subclinical mastitis caused by Streptococcus parasanguinis. This bacterium has been associated with the development of experimental endocarditis; its presence at relatively high concentrations in apparently healthy sheep milk may pose a health risk in persons with predisposing heart lesions.