Pasteurella multocida sepsis and meningitis in 2-month-old twin infants after household exposure to a slaughtered sheep.
This article outlines 2 cases of Pasteurella multocida sepsis and meningitis in 2-month-old twins after their father was exposed to a sheep during a sacrifice celebration at home. These cases emphasize the necessity of respecting basic hygiene rules and the danger involved in animal sacrifice without suitable professional structure.
Guillet
Christelle
C
Microbiology Laboratory, Hopital Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France. christelle.guillet@nck.aphp.fr
Join-Lambert
Olivier
O
Carbonnelle
Etienne
E
Ferroni
Agnès
A
Vachée
Anne
A
D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D010326:Pasteurella Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D016979:Pasteurella multocida / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012756:Sheep / Q000382:microbiology*; D014427:Twins