Zoonotic Endocarditis in a Man, the Netherlands

In 2017, endocarditis caused by Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus was diagnosed in a man in the Netherlands who had daily contact with horses. Whole-genome sequencing of isolates from the man and his horses confirmed the same clone, indicating horse-to-human transmission. Systematic report...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2019-01, Vol.25 (1), p.180-182
Main Authors: Sleutjens, Janneke, Meijer, Dennie, Meregalli, Paola G, Bakker, Leendert, Wagenaar, Jaap A, Duim, Birgitta, Zomer, Aldert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage
bacteria
Bacteriologie & Epidemiologie
Bacteriology & Epidemiology
Blood tests
C-reactive protein
Care and treatment
Case studies
CVI Bacteriologie en Epidemiologie
CVI Bacteriology and Epidemiology
Diagnosis
DNA sequencing
Endocarditis
Endocarditis - diagnostic imaging
Endocarditis - drug therapy
Endocarditis - microbiology
Genomes
Genomics
Gentamicins - administration & dosage
Heart valve diseases
horse
Horse Diseases - microbiology
Horses
Humans
Infection
Ionization
Male
Middle Aged
Penicillins
Penicillins - administration & dosage
Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide - genetics
Prostheses and implants
Research Letter
Spectroscopy
Streptococcal Infections - diagnostic imaging
Streptococcal Infections - drug therapy
Streptococcal Infections - microbiology
Streptococcal Infections - transmission
Streptococcus equi - genetics
Streptococcus equi - isolation & purification
Streptococcus equi subsp. Zooepidemicus
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography
Whole Genome Sequencing
Zoonoses
Zoonotic Endocarditis in a Man, the Netherlands
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Summary:In 2017, endocarditis caused by Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus was diagnosed in a man in the Netherlands who had daily contact with horses. Whole-genome sequencing of isolates from the man and his horses confirmed the same clone, indicating horse-to-human transmission. Systematic reporting of all zoonotic cases would help with risk assessment.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2501.181029