A case of Streptococcus suis infection in Chaoan County, Guangdong Province

Lead: Times News (reporter you mani Xia Ling correspondent Yue Wei Xin Yue Nongxin) on the afternoon of July 27, the Provincial Department of Health received a report of a case of clinical diagnosis of Streptococcus suis infection in Chaoan County In this regard, the main leaders of the provincial Party committee and the provincial government attached great importance to it and immediately asked the Provincial Department of health and the Department of agriculture to send experts to Chaoan County to guide the treatment of patients, find out the source of disease and do a good job in prevention and control That night, experts rushed to Chao'an After two days of diagnosis, they initially thought it was a case of clinical diagnosis of human infection with Streptococcus suis At present, the patient has recovered and discharged According to the investigation, the family, colleagues and medical staff who are in close contact with them have no abnormal conditions, and no new cases have been found in the local area; at the same time, no Streptococcus suis disease has been found In response to the cases in Chao'an county, the Provincial Department of Health issued an urgent notice on July 27, requiring local health departments to earnestly implement various prevention and control measures, and seriously do the prevention and control work of Streptococcus suis infection of good people The Provincial Department of agriculture and the local government have also deployed and are doing a good job in the prevention and control of Streptococcus suis Experts remind the public that the disease is mainly due to direct contact with infected (dead) pigs such as slaughtering and processing, and no human to human transmission has been found Relevant employees should do a good job in personal protection Once there are fever, chills, headache, vomiting and other symptoms, they should be treated in a regular hospital in time The public should pay attention to personal and environmental health, and avoid contact with sick or dead pigs to prevent infection Pork must be cooked to eat experts on how to prevent and control human infection with Streptococcus suis? Can we prevent human Streptococcus suis infection by vaccination? Luo Huiming, director of the Institute of epidemic prevention and control of Guangdong Provincial Center for Disease Control and prevention, answered reporters' questions yesterday on how to prevent and control human infection with Streptococcus suis What is Streptococcus suis? A: Streptococcus suis is an acute bacterial infectious disease of human and livestock It is a general term for a variety of diseases of pigs caused by group C, D, e and l Streptococcus The manifestations were acute hemorrhagic septicemia, endocarditis, meningitis, arthritis, diarrhea of suckling piglets and abortion of pregnant pigs Streptococcus suis can be transmitted to specific people through wounds, digestive tract and other ways, and can cause death and serious harm Q: are human Streptococcus suis infections common? A: it is rare for human to infect Streptococcus suis and cause disease In 1968, Denmark first reported the case of meningitis caused by Streptococcus suis At present, more than 200 cases of Streptococcus suis infection have been reported in the world, which are mainly distributed in northern Europe and South Asia Q: what diseases can Streptococcus suis cause? What are the main clinical symptoms? Answer: after the person infects pig streptococcus, depending on the place where the bacteria invades, it will cause different diseases, usually including meningitis, endocarditis, septicemia and permanent deafness, suppurative arthritis, endophthalmitis and other diseases The shortest time from infection to onset is 2 hours and the longest time is 7 days, generally 2-3 days In most cases, chills, fever, headache, dizziness, general malaise, fatigue and other symptoms appeared in the early stage of the disease There are two types of severe cases: septicemia and meningitis Q: how to judge if you may be infected with Streptococcus suis? A: if you have a close contact history with sick pigs and dead pigs within one week, and you have chills, high fever, headache, bleeding spots on the skin, ecchymosis, petechiae, vomiting and other symptoms, you should be alert and go to the hospital in time Q: will people get Streptococcus suis if they eat pork? A: people may be infected with Streptococcus suis if they eat dead pork or the pork is not cooked There have been reported cases of gastroenteritis caused by eating immature dead pork, which is less likely to happen Q: can Streptococcus suis infection be cured? How is it usually treated? Answer: as long as early as possible, sufficient use of antibiotics, people - Streptococcus suis infection is generally curable According to the current trial plan of the Ministry of health for the treatment of Human Swine Streptococcosis, mainly support treatment, antibiotic treatment and anti shock treatment At the same time, according to the severity of the disease and clinical types, symptomatic treatment is given Vancomycin, ampicillin, imipenem and other sensitive drugs should be used as antibiotics Can we prevent human Streptococcus suis infection by vaccination? A: at present, the Streptococcus vaccine is mainly used in pigs to prevent streptococcus infection in pigs, but not in humans Q: as the public, how to prevent human Streptococcus suis? A: to maintain personal and environmental health, and avoid contact with sick or dead pigs, and avoid contact with their excreta and body fluids To purchase pork through regular slaughtering and inspection procedures, people with skin wounds should avoid contact with pigs and pork After handling pigs or raw pork, they should wash their hands Food processing should be separated from raw and cooked to avoid cross contamination Moreover, pork must be It needs to be cooked before eating Once you suspect that you are ill, see a doctor in time.