Meningitis and septicemia in a 7-week-old piglet caused by dual streptococcal infection.
A 7-week-old piglet was presented with a 2-hour history of neurological signs progressing to death. Necropsy, bacteriologic culture, and immunohistochemical staining indicated an unusual case of Streptococcus suis-like bacterial meningitis and S. suis type 3 septicemia. Management and control of this important bacterial disease are discussed.
Johannson
Lina M
LM
Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
D000818:Animals; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017011:Streptococcus suis / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*