Slaughterhouse pigs are a major reservoir of Streptococcus suis serotype 2 capable of causing human infection in Southern Vietnam

Streptococcus suis is a pathogen of major economic significance to the swine industry and is increasingly recognized as an emerging zoonotic agent in Asia. In Vietnam, S. suis is the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in adult humans. Zoonotic transmission is most frequently associated with serot...

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Principais autores: Ngo, T, Tran Chieu, T, Tran, T, Nguyen, V, Campbell, J, Pham, H, Huynh, H, Bryant, J, Farrar, J, Schultsz, C
Formato: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicado em: 2011