PRO/AH/EDR> Streptococcus equi - Europe: (Belgium) meningitis, horse exposure, ex Myanmar

Meningitis -- Belgium
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"Invasive infection with Lancefield group C streptococci in humans is extremely rare, with the vast majority of clinical isolates belonging to _Streptococcus dysgalactiae_ subsp. _equisimilis_. We report a case of meningoencephalitis in a 69-year-old man caused by _Streptococcus equi_ subsp. _equi_, a microbe that causes strangles in _Equus caballus_ (i.e., the horse). This is only the 4th infection with this subtype of the central nervous system (CNS) reported in humans.

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