Human Infections by Novel Zoonotic Species Corynebacterium silvaticum, Germany

Human Infections by Novel Zoonotic Species Corynebacterium silvaticum, Germany

We report 2 human Corynebacterium silvaticum infections in Germany with axillary lymphadenitis and abscess formation; in 1 case the infection likely originated from a slaughtered wild boar. This recently described member of the diphtheria toxin gene–bearing C. diphtheriae species complex might be a...

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Main Authors: Anja Berger, Alexandra Dangel, Vyacheslav G. Melnikov, Katja Bengs, Thomas Rupp, Hanns-Joerg Mappes, Christian Schneider, Andreas Sing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2025-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Corynebacterium silvaticum
bacteria
zoonoses
diphtheria
zoonotic
lymphadenitis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/31/7/25-0086_article
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