Publications by authors named "John Clare Samuel Harding"
Transbound Emerg Dis
September 2022
Article Synopsis
- In 2019, Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus was identified as a serious threat to swine, leading to sudden deaths and higher abortion rates.
- A study involved inoculating six-week-old pigs with this pathogen and monitoring their health, which showed that all inoculated pigs developed fever and severe symptoms within days, while the control group remained healthy.
- Results indicated that clinically healthy pigs could still spread the pathogen through nasal secretions and feces, highlighting the need for direct contact for transmission.
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