Tetanus as Cause of Mass Die-off of Captive Japanese Macaques, Japan, 2008

Nakano, Tomomi; Nakamura, Shin-ichi; Yamamoto, Akihiko; Takahashi, Motohide; Une, Yumi

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Tetanus as Cause of Mass Die-off of Captive Japanese Macaques, Japan, 2008

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Oct 2012
By Nakano, Tomomi ; Nakamura, Shin-ichi ; Yamamoto, Akihiko ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Nakano, Tomomi ; Nakamura, Shin-ichi ; Yamamoto, Akihiko ; Takahashi, Motohide ; Une, Yumi
Description:

In 2008 in Japan, 15/60 captive Japanese macaques died. Clostridium tetani was isolated from 1 monkey, and 11 had tetanus-specific symptoms. We conclude the outbreak resulted from severe environmental C. tetani contamination. Similar outbreaks could be prevented by vaccinating all monkeys, disinfecting housing areas/play equipment, replacing highly C. tetani-contaminated soil, and conducting epidemiologic surveys.
Subjects:

Animals Animals, Zoo Disease Outbreaks Macaca Male Soil Microbiology Tetanus
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 18(10):1633-1635.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Japan
Location:

Asia
Volume:

18
Issue:

10
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:593f708ce5890b521df74803d50b5aae74453894e537da8c1ea97d2121d77347
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