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Carriage of the zoonotic organism Streptococcus suis in chicken flocks in Vietnam.
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Zoonoses & Public Health . Dec2020, Vol. 67 Issue 8, p843-848. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Streptococcus suis infections are an emerging zoonotic agent causing severe disease in humans and a major pig pathogen worldwide. We investigated the colonization of S. suis in healthy chickens in different flocks (n = 59) as well as in‐contact pigs in farms with S. suis‐positive chickens (n = 44) in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. Streptococcus suis was isolated from 20 (33.9%) chicken flocks and from all pigs investigated. Chicken isolates formed a distinct genotypic cluster compared with pig and human strains, although two chicken isolates (10%) clustered with pig isolates. Chicken isolates had unusually high levels of resistance against tetracycline (100%), clindamycin (100%) and erythromycin (95%); and intermediate resistance against penicillin (35%) and ceftriaxone (15%). Our findings suggest that chickens may potentially represent a source of S. suis infection to in‐contact humans and pigs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 18631959
- Volume :
- 67
- Issue :
- 8
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Zoonoses & Public Health
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 147272244
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/zph.12711