Corynebacterium ovis (pseudo-tuberculosis) lymphadenitis in a sheep farmer: a new occupational disease in New Zealand.
Corynebacterium ovis lymphadenitis is a common disease in high country sheep in New Zealand and has previously been reported in humans overseas. The first human case is reported in New Zealand with a sheep confirmed as the infection source.
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D000328:Adult; D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000818:Animals; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000635:transmission*; D015047:Zoonoses