title: Emerging zoonoses in Africa. 1: Swine encephalitis in man.
abstract: Some cases of human cerebro-spinal meningitis associated with swine streptococcal infections were reported. Five piggery workers were involved. A 23 year old nursing mother and four male attendants suffered persistent headaches followed by stiffneck and what a physician diagnosed as meningitis and was treated in a hospital. Typical clinical signs of cold, mucopurulent catarrh with diarrhea and other symptoms were seen. Precautionary measures to be taken when swine encephalitis is suspected were also discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000209:etiology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D013291:Streptococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000635:transmission*; D015047:Zoonoses