Rajahram Giri Shan, Hameed Ahneez Abdul, Menon Jayaram, William Timothy, Tambyah Paul Anantharajah, Yeo Tsin Wen
Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
Clinical Research Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
BMC Infect Dis. 2017 Mar 4;17(1):188. doi: 10.1186/s12879-017-2294-z.
Streptococcus Suis (S.suis) is increasingly being recognised as a potentially preventable emerging zoonotic infection in humans with a global distribution. It is a major cause of meningitis especially among those in contact with pigs and has also been associated with a toxic shock syndrome.
We report the first two human cases from Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia which expands the global reach of this important pathogen. Here, we illustrate their epidemiological risk factors, clinical presentation and resulting sequelae of both patients.
The continued public health threat of zoonotic infections such as S.suis, highlights the need for accurate epidemiological surveillance, regulation of pig farming, slaughtering and continued advocacy of best practices for pork preparation and consumption.
猪链球菌日益被视为一种具有全球分布、潜在可预防的新发人畜共患病原体。它是脑膜炎的主要病因，尤其是在接触猪的人群中，还与中毒性休克综合征有关。
我们报告了马来西亚婆罗洲沙巴的首例两例人类病例，这扩大了这种重要病原体的全球分布范围。在此，我们阐述了两位患者的流行病学危险因素、临床表现及由此产生的后遗症。
猪链球菌等人畜共患病持续构成的公共卫生威胁凸显了准确的流行病学监测、养猪业监管、屠宰以及持续倡导猪肉制备和消费最佳做法的必要性。
