Animals Involved
Livestock, nonhuman primates, marine mammals, cats, dogs, rodents, other mammals
Known Distributions
Worldwide; zoonotic infections rare
Probable Means of Spreading
Direct contact; bites; wound contamination, including accidental inoculation
Clinical Manifestations in People
Asymptomatic carriage; cellulitis; other syndromes, including respiratory disease, septic arthritis, septicemia have been reported, especially in immunocompromised