Exposure to Streptococcus suis among US swine workers.
Despite numerous cases of human infection with Streptococcus suis worldwide, human disease is rarely diagnosed in North America. We studied 73 swine-exposed and 67 non-swine-exposed US adults for antibodies to S. suis serotype 2. Serologic data suggest that human infection with S. suis occurs more frequently than currently documented.
Smith
Tara C
TC
University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA. tara-smith@uiowa.edu
Capuano
Ana W
AW
Boese
Brenda
B
Myers
Kendall P
KP
Gray
Gregory C
GC
D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007484:Iowa / Q000453:epidemiology; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D012703:Serotyping; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D017011:Streptococcus suis / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial