Possible zoonotic transmission of toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans from companion animals in a human case of fatal diphtheria.

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Veterinary Laboratories Agency - Preston, Barton Hall, Garstang Road, Barton, Preston PR3 5HE.

Published: December 2009

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