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Emeritus
Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans infection in a veterinary student in London, United Kingdom, May 2010 (Euro Surveill., abstract, edited)
[Source: Eurosurveillance.org, full text (LINK). Abstract, edited.]
Eurosurveillance, Volume 15, Issue 31, 05 August 2010
Rapid communications
Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans infection in a veterinary student in London, United Kingdom, May 2010
J Taylor 1, M Saveedra-Campos 1, D Harwood 2, G Pritchard 3, N Raphaely 4, S Kapadia 5, A Efstratiou 6, J White 7, S Balasegaram 1
1. North East and North Central London Health Protection Unit, London, United Kingdom
2. Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Itchen Abbas, Winchester, United Kingdom
3. Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Rougham Hill, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United Kingdom
4. Thames Valley Health Protection Unit, Didcot, United Kingdom
5. Essex Health Protection Unit, Witham, United Kingdom
6. Streptococcus and Diphtheria Reference Unit, Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections, London, United Kingdom
7. Immunisation, Hepatitis and Blood Safety Department, Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections, London, United Kingdom
Citation style for this article: Taylor J, Saveedra-Campos M, Harwood D, Pritchard G, Raphaely N, Kapadia S, Efstratiou A, White J, Balasegaram S. Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans infection in a veterinary student in London, United Kingdom, May 2010. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(31)
ii=19634. Available online: (LINK)
Date of submission: 28 July 2010
We report on a case of toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans infection in a fully immunised veterinary student, investigated in London, United Kingdom, in May 2010. There was no ongoing transmission in human contacts. Possible animal sources were identified.
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[Source: Eurosurveillance.org, full text (LINK). Abstract, edited.]
Eurosurveillance, Volume 15, Issue 31, 05 August 2010
Rapid communications
Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans infection in a veterinary student in London, United Kingdom, May 2010
J Taylor 1, M Saveedra-Campos 1, D Harwood 2, G Pritchard 3, N Raphaely 4, S Kapadia 5, A Efstratiou 6, J White 7, S Balasegaram 1
1. North East and North Central London Health Protection Unit, London, United Kingdom
2. Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Itchen Abbas, Winchester, United Kingdom
3. Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Rougham Hill, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, United Kingdom
4. Thames Valley Health Protection Unit, Didcot, United Kingdom
5. Essex Health Protection Unit, Witham, United Kingdom
6. Streptococcus and Diphtheria Reference Unit, Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections, London, United Kingdom
7. Immunisation, Hepatitis and Blood Safety Department, Health Protection Agency Centre for Infections, London, United Kingdom
Citation style for this article: Taylor J, Saveedra-Campos M, Harwood D, Pritchard G, Raphaely N, Kapadia S, Efstratiou A, White J, Balasegaram S. Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans infection in a veterinary student in London, United Kingdom, May 2010. Euro Surveill. 2010;15(31)
ii=19634. Available online: (LINK)Date of submission: 28 July 2010
We report on a case of toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans infection in a fully immunised veterinary student, investigated in London, United Kingdom, in May 2010. There was no ongoing transmission in human contacts. Possible animal sources were identified.
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