Human Streptococcus suis Outbreak, Sichuan, China

Human Streptococcus suis Outbreak, Sichuan, China

From mid-July to the end of August 2005, a total of 215 cases of human Streptococcus suis infections, 66 of which were laboratory confirmed, were reported in Sichuan, China. All infections occurred in backyard farmers who were directly exposed to infection during the slaughtering process of pigs tha...

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Main Authors: Hongjie Yu, Huaiqi Jing, Zhihai Chen, Han Zheng, Xiaoping Zhu, Hua Wang, Shiwen Wang, Lunguang Liu, Rongqiang Zu, Longze Luo, Nijuan Xiang, Honglu Liu, Xuecheng Liu, Yuelong Shu, Shui Shan Lee, Shuk Kwan Chuang, Yu Wang, Jianguo Xu, Weizhong Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Keywords: Streptococcus suis
streptococcal toxic shock syndrome
outbreak
zoonoses
research
China
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/6/05-1194_article

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