[Kelly_2000]

"Apparently Strep Suis is very common in pigs, and generally no big deal"

It is endemic in every porcine population in most if not all countries. and strep suis serotype 2 (of 36 serotypes)is the most virulent and presents high mortality rates.

[Logical Extinction]

Can you expand a bit on S. suis serotype 2?


My recollection (the software is not what it once was) is that in man, S. suis serotype 2 can cause arthritis, fever, meningitis, and permanent hearing loss.

But there have been <100 human cases worldwide.

Perhaps you might, when time allows, dig up a citation that shows S. suis serotype causing multi-organ failure and death in < 24hrs.

Thanks