Urban Wild Boars and Risk for Zoonotic Streptococcus suis, Spain

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...

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Autores: Fernández Aguilar, Xavier|||0000-0002-4939-6048, Gottschalk, Marcelo|||0000-0002-2196-2212, Aragón, Virginia|||0000-0002-3470-6015, Càmara, Jordi|||0000-0002-0817-0931, Ardanuy, Carmen|||0000-0003-0225-607X, Velarde, Roser|||0000-0003-3332-6405, Galofré Milà, Nuria, Castillo Contreras, Raquel|||0000-0002-5770-7264, López Olvera, Jorge R.|||0000-0002-2999-3451, Mentaberre García, Gregorio|||0000-0001-9542-7514, Colom Cadena, Andreu|||0000-0003-0983-2412, Lavín González, Santiago|||0000-0001-5655-588X, Cabezón Ponsoda, Óscar|||0000-0001-7543-8371
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:233932
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/233932
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.3201/eid2406.171271
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Senglars -- Infeccions
Senglars -- Malalties
Zoonosi
Malalties bacterianes
Infeccions per estreptococs
Bacterial meningitis
Disease transmission
Zoonoses
Native invader
Public health
Streptococcus suis
Sus scrofa
Wild boars
Urban wildlife
Wildlife conflict
Meningitis/encephalitis
Streptococci
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Sumario: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.