Isolation of Elizabethkingia spp. from Diagnostic Specimens from Dogs and Cats, United States, 2019-2021

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Jul;29(7):1488-1489. doi: 10.3201/eid2907.230218.

Abstract

We retrospectively reviewed Elizabethkingia spp. culture and susceptibility results from 86 veterinary diagnostic laboratory results from US dogs and cats. We noted 26 E. menigoseptica, 1 E. miricola, and 59 unspeciated Elizabethkingia isolates from 9 US states (2-22 isolates per state). Elizabethkingia infections in animals might increase risks to humans.

Keywords: Canada; Elizabethkingia; United States; bacteria; cats; dogs; infectious diseases; veterinary medicine; zoonoses.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cat Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Cat Diseases* / epidemiology
  • Cats
  • Dog Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Dog Diseases* / epidemiology
  • Dogs
  • Flavobacteriaceae Infections* / diagnosis
  • Flavobacteriaceae Infections* / epidemiology
  • Flavobacteriaceae Infections* / veterinary
  • Flavobacteriaceae* / genetics
  • Humans
  • Retrospective Studies
  • United States / epidemiology