학술논문
Severe Streptococcus equi Subspecies zooepidemicus Outbreak from Unpasteurized Dairy Product Consumption, Italy
Document Type
article
Author
Serena Bosica; Alexandra Chiaverini; Maria Elisabetta De Angelis; Antonio Petrini; Daniela Averaimo; Michele Martino; Marco Rulli; Maria Antonietta Saletti; Maria Chiara Cantelmi; Franco Ruggeri; Fabrizio Lodi; Paolo Calistri; Francesca Cito; Cesare Cammà; Marco Di Domenico; Antonio Rinaldi; Paolo Fazii; Fabrizio Cedrone; Giuseppe Di Martino; Patrizia Accorsi; Daniela Morelli; Nicola De Luca; Francesco Pomilio; Giustino Parruti; Giovanni Savini
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 29, Iss 5, Pp 1020-1024 (2023)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1080-6040
1080-6059
1080-6059
Abstract
During November 2021–May 2022, we identified 37 clinical cases of Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus infections in central Italy. Epidemiologic investigations and whole-genome sequencing showed unpasteurized fresh dairy products were the outbreak source. Early diagnosis by using sequencing technology prevented the spread of life-threatening S. equi subsp. zooepidemicus infections.