Abstract:High mortality events due to Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus (S. zooepidemicus) in swine have not previously been reported in the United States. In September and October 2019, outbreaks with swine mortality up to 50% due to S. zooepidemicus septicemia were reported in Ohio and Tennessee. Genomic epidemiological analysis revealed that the eight outbreak isolates were clustered together with ATCC 36246, a Chinese strain caused outbreaks with high mortality, also closely related to three isolates from… Show more
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