Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases · 1985 · 13 citations · 3 references
Veterinary MedicineInfectious DiseasesVeterinary MicrobiologyMedical MicrobiologySepsisZoonotic Disease EpidemiologyLivestock Infectious DiseasesSwine DiseaseSwine EpidemiologySwine Infectious DiseasesSwine PathologyZoonotic InfectionsFarm Animal ReservoirsPorcine Infectious DiseasesSwine ReservoirsZoonotic Streptococcal Infections
Group R streptococci have caused many cases of septicaemia and meningitis in patients handling live or slaughtered pigs which were the only known reservoir of group R streptococci. A human case, due to a wild boar, is reported here and it is therefore concluded that there exist both a domestic (pig) and a wild (wild boar) reservoir of group R streptococci.
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