l No New Deaths in Pig Disease Reported No new deaths in cases of the swine streptococosis II have been reported in the past day in southwestern China's Sichuan Province.
l 4 People Infected of Pig-borne Disease China's Health Ministry announced Friday noon that 4 people were confirmed infected of swine streptococosis in the past 24 hours.
l Clinical Findings Streptococcus suis type 1 causes sporadic cases of polyarthritis and sometimes meningitis in suckling piglets but is of minor importance.
l Two Types of Streptococcus suis Streptococcus suis is a gram-positive, facultative aerobe that usually is seen as oval diplococci or short chains.
l What Is Streptococcus suis ? Streptococcus suis (Lancefield group D) is a common cause of meningitis and arthritis on large, intensively managed pig farms; in some countries, including the USA and Canada, it is also associated with pneumonia, endocarditis, myocarditis, and diseases of the genital tract in sows.
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