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Streptococcus & Enterococcus Infections - Poultry (view source)
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Also Known As: '''''Enterococcosis — Streptococcosis'''''
Also Known As: '''''Enterococcosis — Streptococcosis'''''
The majority of infections from these pathogens are '''opportunistic.'''
The majority of infections from these pathogens are '''opportunistic.'''
There does '''not appear to be any zoonotic risk''' to humans from ingestion or infected birds with these infections, with the exception of ''[[Streptococcus suis]]'' which is rare in birds and more commonly acquired from pigs. There are however concerns regarding the spread of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci '''(VRE)''' to humans from poultry.
There does '''not appear to be any zoonotic risk''' to humans from ingestion of infected birds with these infections, with the exception of ''[[Streptococcus suis]]'' which is rare in birds and more commonly acquired from pigs. There are however concerns regarding the spread of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci '''(VRE)''' to humans from poultry.
==Distribution==
==Distribution==
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|by = [http://www.bric.ku.dk/staff_dynamic/staff/description/?id=310904&f=3 Jens Peter Christensen, DVM, PhD]
|date = 30 August 2011}}
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