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Case Reports
. 2006 Aug;47(8):796-8.

Meningitis and septicemia in a 7-week-old piglet caused by dual streptococcal infection

Lina M Johannson  1
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Case Reports

Meningitis and septicemia in a 7-week-old piglet caused by dual streptococcal infection

Lina M Johannson. Can Vet J. 2006 Aug.

Abstract
in English, French

A 7-week-old piglet was presented with a 2-hour history of neurological signs progressing to death. Necropsy, bacteriologic culture, and immunohistochemical staining indicated an unusual case of Streptococcus suis-like bacterial meningitis and S. suis type 3 septicemia. Management and control of this important bacterial disease are discussed.

Méningite et septicémie causées par une co-infection streptococcique chez un porcelet de 7 semaines. Un porcelet de 7 semaines est présenté avec des antécédents de 2 heures de signes neurologiques progressant jusqu’à la mort. Une autopsie, une culture bactériologique et une coloration immunohistochimique ont indiqué un cas inhabituel de méningite bactérienne s’apparentant à Streptococcus suis et de septicémie S. suis de type 3. La gestion et le contrôle de cette importante maladie bactérienne sont discutés.

(Traduit par Isabelle Vallières)

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Figure 1
A ventral view of the brain of the necropsied 7-week-old piglet (approximately 10 cm in length). The meninges are injected and opaque, particularly on the ventral surface of the brain stem (B). A: Olfactory bulbs.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Hematoxylin and eosin stain of the meninges on the ventral surface of the brain stem, 100 × objective. A: Ventral brain stem. B: Subarachnoid space filled with inflammatory cells, predominantly neutrophils. C: Artery containing neutrophils.
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