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1 June 2015 FATAL CASE OF STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS INFECTION IN A YOUNG WILD BOAR (SUS SCROFA) FROM SOUTHWESTERN SPAIN
David Risco, Pedro Fernández-Llario, Jesús M. Cuesta, Waldo L. García-Jiménez, Pilar Gonçalves, Remigio Martínez, Alfredo García, Rubén Rosales, Luis Gómez, Javier Hermoso de Mendoza
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Abstract

Streptococcus suis is a recognized pathogen that may cause important diseases in pigs and humans. This microorganism has been repeatedly isolated from wild boar (Sus scrofa). However, its health implications for this wild species are still unknown. This article reports a detailed description of a fatal case of septicemia by S. suis affecting a young wild boar. The affected animal, about 15 days old, was found near death and exhibiting neurologic signs at a wild boar estate in southwestern Spain. Postmortem examination showed generalized congestion, brain hemorrhages and lobular pneumonia. Histopathological evaluation demonstrated the presence of meningitis and encephalitis with marked congestion and suppurative bronchopneumonia. Streptococcus suis serotype 2 isolates exhibiting important virulence factors (extracellular factor, muramidase-released protein, and suylisin) were isolated from the affected animal. This study confirms the presence of potentially virulent and zoonotic strains of S. suis in wild boar from Spain.

American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
David Risco, Pedro Fernández-Llario, Jesús M. Cuesta, Waldo L. García-Jiménez, Pilar Gonçalves, Remigio Martínez, Alfredo García, Rubén Rosales, Luis Gómez, and Javier Hermoso de Mendoza "FATAL CASE OF STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS INFECTION IN A YOUNG WILD BOAR (SUS SCROFA) FROM SOUTHWESTERN SPAIN," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 46(2), 370-373, (1 June 2015). https://doi.org/10.1638/2014-0135R1.1
Received: 4 September 2014; Published: 1 June 2015
KEYWORDS
MENINGITIS
septicemia
streptococcal disease
Streptococcus suis
Sus scrofa
wild boar
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