caa a22 4500 475831780 CHVBK 20180406123842.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170329e20001201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/PL00011230 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/PL00011230 Streptococcus suis Meningitis, a Poacher's Risk [Elektronische Daten] [T. Halaby, E. Hoitsma, R. Hupperts, L. Spanjaard, M. Luirink, J. Jacobs]  Streptococcus suis infection is a zoonosis that has been mainly reported in pig-rearing and pork-consuming countries. The most common disease manifestation is meningitis, often associated with cochleovestibular signs. The causative agent is Streptococcus suis serotype 2, found as a commensal in the tonsils of its natural host, the pig. Persons at risk are mostly those with an occupational exposure to domestic pigs or their meat products. A case of meningitis caused by Streptococcus suis in a poacher who had killed and butchered a wild boar is reported. It appears that wild boar hunters are at additional risk of contracting the disease. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2000 Halaby T. Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Hospital, PB 5800, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands e-mail: AHAL@LIMB.AZM.NL Tel.: +31-43-3874644/6644 Fax : +31-43-3876643, NL aut Hoitsma E. Department of Neurology, Maastricht University Hospital, PB 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands, NL aut Hupperts R. Department of Neurology, Maastricht University Hospital, PB 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands, NL aut Spanjaard L. WHO Reference Laboratory for Bacterial Meningitis, Department of Medical Microbiology, Academic Medical Centre, Meibergdreef 15, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands, NL aut Luirink M. Intensive Care Unit, Maastricht University Hospital, P.B. 5800, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands, NL aut Jacobs J. Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Hospital, PB 5800, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands e-mail: AHAL@LIMB.AZM.NL Tel.: +31-43-3874644/6644 Fax : +31-43-3876643, NL aut https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00011230 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00011230 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Halaby T. Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Hospital, PB 5800, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands e-mail: AHAL@LIMB.AZM.NL Tel.: +31-43-3874644/6644 Fax : +31-43-3876643, NL aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hoitsma E. Department of Neurology, Maastricht University Hospital, PB 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands, NL aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hupperts R. Department of Neurology, Maastricht University Hospital, PB 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht, The Netherlands, NL aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Spanjaard L. WHO Reference Laboratory for Bacterial Meningitis, Department of Medical Microbiology, Academic Medical Centre, Meibergdreef 15, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands, NL aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Luirink M. Intensive Care Unit, Maastricht University Hospital, P.B. 5800, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands, NL aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Jacobs J. Department of Medical Microbiology, Maastricht University Hospital, PB 5800, 6202 AZ, Maastricht, The Netherlands e-mail: AHAL@LIMB.AZM.NL Tel.: +31-43-3874644/6644 Fax : +31-43-3876643, NL aut Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer