Zoonotic Transmission of Diphtheria from Domestic Animal Reservoir, Spain
Andreas Hoefer, Silvia Herrera-León, Lucas Domı́nguez, María Ordobás Gavín, Beatriz Romero, Ximena Belen Araujo Piedra, Cristina Sobrino Calzada, María José Uría González, Laura Herrera-León, Case Study Investigation Group2
Abstract
Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans is as an emerging zoonotic agent of diphtheria. We describe the zoonotic transmission of diphtheria caused by toxigenic C. ulcerans from domestic animals in Spain, confirmed by core-genome multilocus sequence typing. Alongside an increasing number of recent publications, our findings highlight the public health threat posed by diphtheria reemergence.
Topics & Concepts
Corynebacterium diphtheriaeDiphtheriaMultilocus sequence typingTransmission (telecommunications)Zoonotic diseaseVirologyBiologyDiphtheria toxinPublic healthWhole genome sequencingMicrobiologyGenomeMedicineVaccinationGeneticsGenotypeDiseaseToxinNursingGenePathologyElectrical engineeringEngineeringDiphtheria, Corynebacterium, and TetanusVeterinary medicine and infectious diseasesMycobacterium research and diagnosis