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Human Infections with New Subspecies of Campylobacter fetus
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Oct 2013
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Source: Emerg Infect Dis. 19(10):1678-1680.
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Alternative Title:Emerg Infect Dis
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Description:Campylobacter fetus subsp. testudinum subsp. nov. is a newly proposed subspecies of C. fetus with markers of reptile origin. We summarize epidemiologic information for 9 humans infected with this bacterium. All cases were in men, most of whom were of Asian origin. Infection might have been related to exposure to Asian foods or reptiles.
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