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===''Streptococcus suis''===

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===''[[Streptococcus suis]]''===

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*Meningitis, arthritis, septicaemia and [[Respiratory Bacterial Infections - Pathology#Streptococcal pneumonia|pneumonia]] of pigs

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*Sporadic cases of endocarditis, neonatal deaths and abortion

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*Carried in tonsils and nasal cavity of carrier pigs

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*Outbreaks occur in intensively-reared herds with poor hygiene

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*Carrier sows infect litters causing neonatal deaths

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*Meningitis with fever, tremors, incoordination, opisthotonos and convulsions

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*Treatment with penicillin; prophylactic long-acting penicillin for sows and piglets

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*Suppurative conditions in cattle, sheep, horses, cats

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*Septicaemia and meningitis in humans

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