Australia's first human infection by Streptococcus suis

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- Australia recorded to be the first case of human cases of Streptococcus suis infection, and doctors believe that there are at least three unpublished cases.

41-year-old patient is a Gouliang factory worker, in his April 2007 in Melbourne this pig carcass processing plant when the infection. His case yesterday in the Australian Journal of Medicine published the first known case in Australia.

Streptococcus suis outbreak in Asia, the recent outbreak in China, 215 slaughterhouse workers in 2005 in bills, more than half the deaths.

In Australia, this Gouliang factory worker survived, but the prevalence of the week, a high fever, headache, dizziness and Eou. After a full recovery, but had to change jobs. Royal Melbourne Hospital doctors investigating his case, suspected at least three. After the authorities sent to the factory, did not find any health and safety issues.

ADRIAN TRAMONTANA attending doctors said that, as far as they know, this patient is the first in Australia were poisoned by pig-borne shock syndrome. But since then, Australia has recently occurred in other places at least three unpublished cases.
Doctors in the survey found that in Victoria in 2002-2006 to 33 pigs were recorded only in cases of this, the trend has not increased recently. Human beings can breathe through wounds or from the infected pigs or pork by the Streptococcus suis infection.

Doctors that the treatment of this disease, the most important thing is that as soon as possible. http://209.85.171.104/translate_c?hl...0049%26cat%3Db

[kezza01]

Re: Australia's first human infection by Streptococcus suis

i've found a reference in an australian online forum to a case in a pig farmer in NSW in 2006. I'm trying to track down whether this is the same case as the one reporting in the Australian Journal of Medicine or a different one.

In this case (http://www2b.abc.net.au/science/k2/s...ic2578025.shtm) the patient developed endocarditis rather than meningitis.

here is a link to the electronic article about the case reported for Victoria: http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/...a11361_fm.html

will try to find out more information about any other australian outbreaks and post what i can find.

[Sally Furniss]

Re: Australia's first human infection by Streptococcus suis

Thank you Kezza


Pet food worker gets toxic shock from carcass

By Tamara McLean
May 04, 2008 12:24pm


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<!-- END Story Toolbar --> <!-- Lead Content Panel --> A WORKER in a pet food processing plant has suffered from Australia's first reported case of toxic shock syndrome caused by an infected pig carcass.

And doctors investigating the case believe three more human infections have been recorded elsewhere in Australia.

The 41-year-old man developed the human form of the deadly pig disease streptococcus suis while processing animals at a Melbourne plant in April 2007.

The case, reported for the first time in the Medical Journal of Australia today, is the first seen in Australia.
Outbreaks of the disease have killed meat workers in Asia, most recently in China where 215 butchers and processors were infected in 2005, killing more than half.

In the Australian case, the processor survived his week-long bout of severe fever, headache, diarrhoea, vomiting and dizziness.
He made a full recovery and has since changed jobs, his treating doctors at Royal Melbourne Hospital said in the journal.
A worksite visit to the plant raised no occupational health and safety concerns.

"To our knowledge, our patient is the first human case of streptococcus suis toxic shock syndrome in Australia," Adrian Tramontana said.
"However, since submission of this manuscript there have been at least three unpublished recent human cases in other parts of Australia.", said Dr Tramontana.

Investigating the phenomenon, the doctors said Victoria reported 33 cases of the bug in pigs between 2002 and 2006, with no recent increase.
The bug is caught through contact with infected pigs or pork and is transferred through wounds or inhalation.

The doctors warned that quick identification of the human disease was vital "as mortality may be high without timely treatment".

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23643169-1702,00.html

[Snowy Owl]

Re: Australia's first human infection by Streptococcus suis

Sincere thanks to Adrian Tramontana,,

The doctors warned that quick identification of the human disease was vital "as mortality may be high without timely treatment".

Again thanks for the courage of
news com Australia

Snowy