Widespread Disease in Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) Caused by Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2710.203335
Abstract: Toxin-producing Corynebacterium ulcerans, a causative agent of diphtheria in humans, was isolated from 53 hedgehogs in Belgium during the spring of 2020. Isolates showed low levels of acquired antimicrobial drug resistance. Strain diversity suggests emergence… read more here.
Keywords: widespread disease; corynebacterium ulcerans; corynebacterium; disease hedgehogs ... See more keywords