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HSE warns vets about outbreak of diptheria-like disease
Stella Meehan
March 1, 2023 5:45 pm
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has notified the Veterinary Council of Ireland of an outbreak of corynebacterium ulcerans which produces a diptheria-like toxin in domestic cats.
Toxigenic corynebacterium ulcerans, is a zoonotic disease which produces a diphtheria-like toxin and may produce a diphtheria-like illness in humans.
As such, any humans who come into contact with infected animals may be at risk of diphtheria, according to the health authority.
The VCI has written to its registered vet members to alert them that diphtheria is an acute bacterial disease usually affecting the tonsils, pharynx, larynx and occasionally the skin.
The disease can be fatal – between 5% and 10% of humans infected with diphtheria die....
HSE warns vets about outbreak of diptheria-like disease
Stella Meehan
March 1, 2023 5:45 pm
The Health Service Executive (HSE) has notified the Veterinary Council of Ireland of an outbreak of corynebacterium ulcerans which produces a diptheria-like toxin in domestic cats.
Toxigenic corynebacterium ulcerans, is a zoonotic disease which produces a diphtheria-like toxin and may produce a diphtheria-like illness in humans.
As such, any humans who come into contact with infected animals may be at risk of diphtheria, according to the health authority.
The VCI has written to its registered vet members to alert them that diphtheria is an acute bacterial disease usually affecting the tonsils, pharynx, larynx and occasionally the skin.
The disease can be fatal – between 5% and 10% of humans infected with diphtheria die....