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Streptococcus suis meningitis in swine worker, Minnesota, USA
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Authors: Fowler HN, Brown P, Rovira A, Shade B, Klammer K, Smith K, Scheftel JM
Emerg Infect Dis, 2013
ABSTRACT:
Streptococcus suis is a major bacterial pathogen in swine worldwide. Historically, cases in humans have occurred sporadically, mostly in Asia. However, an outbreak in China involved 215 human cases and 39 deaths. Only 3 human cases of S. suis disease were documented in the United States before 2011: 2 domestically acquired cases in New York and Hawaii, and 1 case in a person in California who was probably exposed in the Philippines. We describe a case of S. suis disease in a swine worker in Minnesota, USA.
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Streptococcus suis meningitis in swine worker, Minnesota, USA
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Authors: Fowler HN, Brown P, Rovira A, Shade B, Klammer K, Smith K, Scheftel JM
Emerg Infect Dis, 2013
ABSTRACT:
Streptococcus suis is a major bacterial pathogen in swine worldwide. Historically, cases in humans have occurred sporadically, mostly in Asia. However, an outbreak in China involved 215 human cases and 39 deaths. Only 3 human cases of S. suis disease were documented in the United States before 2011: 2 domestically acquired cases in New York and Hawaii, and 1 case in a person in California who was probably exposed in the Philippines. We describe a case of S. suis disease in a swine worker in Minnesota, USA.