STREPTOCOCCUS SUIS, HUMAN - VIET NAM (02): REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
Date: Sat 22 May 2010
Source: Sai Gon Giai Phong (SGGP) Daily [edited]
<http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/Health/2010/5/82293/>
Nguyen Hong Ha, deputy head of the National Hospital of Tropical
Diseases said the hospital had seen admission of some patients who
had contracted the streptococcus, commonly found in pigs,
[_Streptococcus suis_] due to having eaten undercooked pork products
made from diseased swine. So far 22 cases have been rushed to the hospital.
Medical experts warned of the increase of rare diseases due to
sweltering weather and polluted environment. Parents should take
children to medical facilities as flu H5N1, H1N1, dengue fever, and
meningitis have the same symptoms.
[Byline: Q Lap, trans. Ng. Nam]
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Communicated by:
PRO/MBDS
<promed-mbds@promedmail.org>
[According to the newswire above there have been 22 cases of
_Streptococcus suis_ admitted to the central hospital of tropical
diseases in Viet Nam during 2010. The newswire mentions that these
patients became ill after eating under-cooked pork products made from
diseased swine.
_S. suis_ inhabits in pigs and other animals such as ruminants, cats,
dogs, deer and horses. _S. suis_ infection in humans were commonly
reported from areas with porcine reproductive and respiratory
syndrome (PRRS) outbreaks. Risk factors of _S. suis_ infection in
humans are likely to be exposure to pigs and uncooked or partially
cooked pork products. Although PRRS cannot be transmitted from animal
to human, PRRS infection may increase the incidence of _S. suis_ in
pigs. More detailed information is available at prior PRO/MBDS
posting Streptococcus suis, human - Viet Nam 20100503.1432.
The newswire does not provide detailed information on the places
where the patients were from. Were they from areas affected by PRRS?
Were cases in clusters or individuals?
PRO/MBDS would appreciate information from knowledgeable sources on
other epidemiological information and etiology of these _S. suis_
cases in Viet Nam.
For a map of Viet Nam with provinces, see
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VietnameseProvincesMap.png>. The
interactive HealthMap/ProMED-mail map with direct links to other
outbreaks in Viet Nam and surrounding countries reported on by
ProMED-mail and PRO/MBDS can be accessed at
<http://healthmap.org/r/008c>. - Mods.QCN/YMA]
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