Urban Wild Boars and Risk for Zoonotic Streptococcus suis, Spain
Author
Fernández-Aguila, Xavier
Gottschalk, Marcelo
Aragon, Virginia
Càmara, Jordi
Ardanuy, Carmen
Velarde, Roser
Galofré-Milà, Nuria
Castillo-Contreras, Raquel
López-Olvera, Jorge R.
Mentaberre, Gregorio
Colom-Cadena, Andreu
Lavín, Santiago
Cabezón, Oscar
Publication date
2018-03-05ISSN
1080-6040
Abstract
Urban wild boars (Sus scrofa) from Barcelona, Spain, harbor great diversity of Streptococcus suis strains, including strains with the cps2 gene and with the same molecular profile as local human cases. The increasing trend of potential effective contacts for S. suis transmission is of public health concern.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
619 - Veterinària
Pages
4
Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Is part of
Emerging Infectious Disease
Citation
Fernández-Aguilar, Xavier, Marcelo Gottschalk, Virginia Aragon, Jordi Càmara, Carmen Ardanuy, Roser Velarde, and Nuria Galofré-Milà et al. 2018. "Urban Wild Boars And Risk For Zoonotic Streptococcus Suis, Spain". Emerging Infectious Diseases 24 (6): 1083-1086. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). doi:10.3201/eid2406.171271.
Program
Sanitat Animal
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