Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Zoonotic endocarditis from horses - what to know
By Sleutjens, Janneke et al.·Published in Emerging infectious diseases·2019·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Zoonotic Endocarditis in a Man, the Netherlands.
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
In 2017, a man in the Netherlands was diagnosed with endocarditis, which is an infection of the heart, caused by a bacteria called Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus. This man had regular contact with horses, and tests showed that the same strain of bacteria was found in both him and his horses, suggesting that he got the infection from them. The researchers noted that keeping track of all cases where diseases jump from animals to humans could help better understand and manage these risks.
Abstract
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.
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