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Urban Wild Boars and Risk for Zoonotic Streptococcus suis, Spain.

Authors :
Fernández-Aguilar X
Gottschalk M
Aragon V
Càmara J
Ardanuy C
Velarde R
Galofré-Milà N
Castillo-Contreras R
López-Olvera JR
Mentaberre G
Colom-Cadena A
Lavín S
Cabezón O
Source :
Emerging infectious diseases [Emerg Infect Dis] 2018 Jun; Vol. 24 (6), pp. 1083-1086.
Publication Year :
2018

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.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1080-6059
Volume :
24
Issue :
6
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Emerging infectious diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
29774831
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2406.171271