Skip directly to search Skip directly to A to Z list Skip directly to page options Skip directly to site content
CDC EID journal Volume 25 Number 4—April 2019 Main Article

Volume 25, Number 4—April 2019

Dispatch

Streptococcus agalactiae Sequence Type 283 in Farmed Fish, Brazil

Carlos A.G. LealComments to Author , Guilherme A. Queiroz, Felipe L. Pereira, Guilherme C. Tavares, and Henrique C.P. Figueiredo
Author affiliations: Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Main Article

Table

Characteristics of Streptococcus agalactiae outbreaks in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), Brazil*

Outbreak Date State No. fish tested Diagnosis (no. fish) Serotype MLST
1
 2016 Jul
 Piauí
 8
 S. agalactiae (7)
 III
 283
2 2017 Mar Pernambuco 21 S. agalactiae (18) III 283
S. agalactiae (3)
 Ib
 260
3
 2017 Mar
 Bahia
 13
 S. agalactiae (12), S. dysgalactiae (1)
 III
 283
4
 2017 May
 Ceará
 7
 S. agalactiae (4)
 III
 283
5 2017 May Piauí 6 S. agalactiae (2) III 283
S. dysgalactiae (1)
6 2017 Jun Bahia 16 S. agalactiae (16) III 283

*Capsular serotyping and MLST analyses were performed only for S. agalactiae isolates. MLST, multilocus sequence typing.

Main Article

The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.
TOP