THE PREVALENCE AND CLINICAL DISEASES CAUSED IN PIGS BY DIFFERENT SEROTYPES OF STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS (June 2000 to September 2002) AND HUMAN INFECTION (1981 to October 2002) IN ENGLAND AND WALES
A.M. Barlow, B.W. Hunt, P.J. Heath and R.M.M. Smith

Abstract
This paper gives a brief overview of Streptococcus suis, including background history, serotypes and disease, epidemiology, virulence, species affected and zoonosis. Data collected by the Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre (CDSC) from Public Health Laboratory Service (PHLS) returns for England and Wales are detailed. Also presented is information from scanning surveillance carried out by the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA) indicating the clinical diseases caused by different serotypes of Streptococcus suis in England and Wales, as well as their prevalence.

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