Emergence of Group B Streptococcus Disease in Pigs and Porcupines, Italy

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Garbarino, Chiara Anna ; Bariselli, Simone ; Pupillo, Giovanni ; Bassi, Patrizia ; Luppi, Andrea ; Taddei, Roberta ; Reggiani, Alessandro ; Massella, Elisa ; Ricchi, Matteo ; Carra, Elena ; Zadoks, Ruth N.
• Description:
  We describe group B Streptococcus linked to disease in farmed pigs and wild porcupines in Italy. Occurrence in pigs was attributed to transmission from nonpasteurized bovine milk whey. Antimicrobial-resistance profiles in isolates from porcupines suggest no common source of infection. Our findings expand the known host range for group B Streptococcus disease.
• Subjects:
  Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents Cattle Communicable Diseases, Emerging Porcupines Streptococcal Infections Streptococcus Agalactiae Swine Swine Diseases
• Keywords:
  Antimicrobial Resistance Bacteria Foodborne Food Safety Group B Streptococcus Italy Pigs Porcupines Respiratory Infections Wildlife Zoonoses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(6):1228-1231
• Pubmed ID:
  38782033
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11138975
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  Italy
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a7a28d87f5cc2ca4cfed107aa91f0b20ea96cb54456d480e151533536dc9b873
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/156975/cdc_156975_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.52 MB ]