Toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae Infection in Cat, Texas, USA.
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Authors
- Tyler Jr., Ronald; Rincon, Layda; Weigand, Michael R.; Xiaoli, Lingzi; Acosta, Anna M.; Kurien, Daniel; Hong Ju; Lingsweiler, Sonia; Prot, Emilie Yvonne; Tyler, Ronald Jr; Ju, Hong
- Source
- Emerging Infectious Diseases. Aug2022, Vol. 28 Issue 8, p1686-1688. 3p.
- Subject
- *DIPHTHERIA
*CATS
*CENTER for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
*GRAM-positive bacteria
*ANIMALS
- Language
- ISSN
- 1080-6040
We report a toxigenic strain of Corynebacterium diphtheriae isolated from an oozing dermal wound in a pet cat in Texas, USA. We also describe the epidemiologic public health efforts conducted to identify potential sources of infection and mitigate its spread and the molecular and genetic studies performed to identify the bacterium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]