Emerging Infectious Diseases (Dec 2008)

Occupational Exposure to Streptococcus suis among US Swine Workers

  • Tara C. Smith,
  • Ana W. Capuano,
  • Brenda Boese,
  • Kendall P. Myers,
  • Gregory C. Gray

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1412.080162
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 12
pp. 1925 – 1927

Abstract

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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.

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