Zoonotic Endocarditis in a Man, the Netherlands

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.

Keywords

• zoonoses
• endocarditis
• horse
• Streptococcus equi subsp. Zooepidemicus
• whole-genome sequencing
• bacteria