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We report six human infections diagnosed in Basel between May 2025 and March 2026. The travel-associated first case developed a pustular rash and conjunctivitis after a stay in Thailand. A second imported case occurred after travel to Indonesia. Four subsequent locally acquired cases presented with genital or inguinal folliculitis-like lesions without reported animal contact. Whole-genome sequencing placed all isolates in a monophyletic cluster within the _A lineage, supporting possible human-to-human transmission. Enhanced surveillance and molecular diagnostics are warranted.

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Human infections with Dermatophilus sp.: travel-associated first case and a local cluster in the context of emerging European outbreaks, Basel, Switzerland, 2025 to 2026
<p class="citation"> <span>Citation style for this article:</span> <span class="meta-value authors"> <a href="/search?value1=Peter+Michael+Keller&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Keller Peter Michael</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Roberta+Di+Nicola&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Di Nicola Roberta</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Lucija+Markovi%C4%87&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Marković Lucija</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Maximilian+K%C3%B6ster&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Köster Maximilian</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Claudia+Lang&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Lang Claudia</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Marie-Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se+Ruf&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Ruf Marie-Thérèse</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Christopher+M+Field&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Field Christopher M</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Sarah+Tschudin-Sutter&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Tschudin-Sutter Sarah</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Alexander+Navarini&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Navarini Alexander</a>, <a href="/search?value1=Maja+Weisser&option1=author&noRedirect=true" class="nonDisambigAuthorLink">Weisser Maja</a></span>. Human infections with Dermatophilus sp.: travel-associated first case and a local cluster in the context of emerging European outbreaks, Basel, Switzerland, 2025 to 2026. <a href="/content/ecdc">Euro Surveill.</a> 2026;31(29):pii=2600552. <a href="https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.29.2600552" title="doi link" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2026.31.29.2600552</a> <span class="ES_Article_citation"> <span class="generated">Received</span>: 29 Jun 2026;&nbsp;&nbsp; <span class="generated">Accepted</span>: 22 Jul 2026 </span> </p>
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