Pathogen, epidemiology, transmission

• Pigs, consumption of raw Pork

• Abattoir workers

• SE Asia

• Predominent cause of meningitis in a study in Vietnam; in area of high Pig density, Study in Vietnam: cause found in 27.5% of suspected cases. S.suis (9%) most common

Clinical features

• Meningitis, septicaemia

• Complication: hearing loss

Treatment

• Antibiotics

• Steroids? prevention hearing loss

References

• Risk factors for Streptococcus suis infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis (Scientific Reports, 2018)