Impact of a Food Safety Campaign on Infection in Humans in Thailand.

Abstract is an important zoonotic pathogen in swine and humans that causes sepsis and meningitis. Our previous study in Thailand showed that the prevalence of infection in humans, especially in northern areas of Thailand, and the transmission of the pathogen occurred mainly through the consumption of traditional raw pork products. Considering the high incidence proportion and mortality rate of the disease as an important public health problem, we implemented a food safety campaign in the Phayao Province in northern Thailand in 2011.

Population-based study of Streptococcus suis infection in humans in Phayao Province in northern Thailand.

Background: Streptococcus suis infection in humans has received increasing worldwide recognition.

Methods And Findings: A prospective study of S. suis infection in humans was conducted in Phayao Province in northern Thailand to determine the incidence and the risk behaviors of the disease in this region in 2010.