Val-Calvo J.;Darcy J.;Gibbons J.;Creighton A.;Egan C.;Buckley T.;Schmalenberger A.;Fogarty U.;Scortti M.;Vázquez-Boland J.A.

2022

September

Emerging Infectious Diseases

International Spread of Multidrug- Resistant Rhodococcus equi

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A multidrug-resistant clone of the animal and human pathogen Rhodococcus equi, MDR-RE 2287, has been circulating among equine farms in the United States since the 2000s. We report the detection of MDR-RE 2287 outside the United States. Our finding highlights the risk for MDR-RE spreading internationally with horse movements.

1080-6040

10.3201/eid2809.220222