Epidemiology and pathogenicity of zoonotic streptococci.
Curr Top Microbiol Immunol
; 368: 49-81, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
Zoonotic infections caused by Streptococcus spp. have been neglected in spite of the fact that frequency and severity of outbreaks increased dramatically in recent years. This may be due to non-identification since respective species are often not considered in human medical diagnostic procedures. On the other hand, an expanding human population concomitant with an increasing demand for food and the increased number of companion animals favour conditions for host species adaptation of animal streptococci. This review aims to give an overview on streptococcal zoonoses with focus on epidemiology and pathogenicity of four major zoonotic species, Streptococcus canis, Streptococcus equi sub. zooepidemicus, Streptococcus iniae and Streptococcus suis.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Streptococcus
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Zoonoses
Tipo de estudo:
Screening_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article