Streptococcus suis meningitis, a poacher's risk.
Streptococcus suis infection is a zoonosis that has been mainly reported in pig-rearing and pork-consuming countries. The most common disease manifestation is meningitis, often associated with cochleovestibular signs. The causative agent is Streptococcus suis serotype 2, found as a commensal in the tonsils of its natural host, the pig. Persons at risk are mostly those with an occupational exposure to domestic pigs or their meat products. A case of meningitis caused by Streptococcus suis in a poacher who had killed and butchered a wild boar is reported. It appears that wild boar hunters are at additional risk of contracting the disease.
Halaby
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Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Hospital, The Netherlands. AHAL@LIMB.AZM.NL
Hoitsma
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Hupperts
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Spanjaard
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Luirink
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Jacobs
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D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission* / Q000662:veterinary; D017011:Streptococcus suis; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D015047:Zoonoses