Update on Streptococcus suis Research and Prevention in the Era of Antimicrobial Restriction: 4th International Workshop on S. suis
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Segura, Mariela
Brockmeier, Susan L.
Gebhart, Connie
de Greeff, Astrid
Kerdsin, Anusak
O’Dea, Mark A.
Okura, Masatoshi
Saléry, Mariette
Schultsz, Constance
Valentin-Weigand, Peter
Weinert, Lucy A.
Wells, Jerry M.
Gottschalk, Marcelo
Fecha de publicación
2020-05-13ISSN
2076-0817
Resumen
Streptococcus suis is a swine pathogen and a zoonotic agent afflicting people in close contact with infected pigs or pork meat. Sporadic cases of human infections have been reported worldwide. In addition, S. suis outbreaks emerged in Asia, making this bacterium a primary health concern in this part of the globe. In pigs, S. suis disease results in decreased performance and increased mortality, which have a significant economic impact on swine production worldwide. Facing the new regulations in preventive use of antimicrobials in livestock and lack of effective vaccines, control of S. suis infections is worrisome. Increasing and sharing of knowledge on this pathogen is of utmost importance. As such, the pathogenesis and epidemiology of the infection, antimicrobial resistance, progress on diagnosis, prevention, and control were among the topics discussed during the 4th International Workshop on Streptococcus suis (held in Montreal, Canada, June 2019). This review gathers together recent findings on this important pathogen from lectures performed by lead researchers from several countries including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Spain, Thailand, The Netherlands, UK, and USA. Finally, policies and recommendations for the manufacture, quality control, and use of inactivated autogenous vaccines are addressed to advance this important field in veterinary medicine.
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Artículo
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English
Materias (CDU)
619 - Veterinaria
Páginas
39
Publicado por
MDPI
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Pathogens
Citación
Segura, Mariela, Virginia Aragon, Susan Brockmeier, Connie Gebhart, Astrid Greeff, Anusak Kerdsin, and Mark O’Dea et al. 2020. "Update On Streptococcus Suis Research And Prevention In The Era Of Antimicrobial Restriction: 4Th International Workshop On S. Suis". Pathogens 9 (5): 374. MDPI AG. doi:10.3390/pathogens9050374.
Número del acuerdo de la subvención
EC/H2020/727966/EU/Program for Innovative Global Prevention of Streptococcus suis/PIGSs
Program
Sanitat Animal
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