Pig-borne disease most likely jumped into humans when rearing practices changed
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 - 09:40
in Biology & Nature
The most virulent strains of Streptococcus suis, the leading cause of bacterial meningitis in adult humans in parts of southeast Asia and in pigs around the world, are likely to have evolved and become widespread in pigs at the same time as changes in rearing practices, according to research from an international consortium.