Dr Taweechai Visanuyothin, director of Disease Prevention and Control Office 9, which is based in Nakhon Ratchasima province, reported on December 5 that 548 cases of Streptococcus suis were recorded between March 1 and November 25 with 26 fatalities.
Of these, 6 fatalities were within the jurisdiction of Health District 9, comprising 4 cases in Nakhon Ratchasima, 1 case in Chaiyaphum, and 1 case in Buri Ram. Dr Taweechai added that from January 1 to November 25, Health District 9 had seen 130 Streptococcus suis patients, with Nakhon Ratchasima having the highest number with 95 cases, followed by Chaiyaphum with 14, Surin with 14, and Buri Ram with 7. Most patients were labourers, followed by farmers and homemakers.
Streptococcus suis is caused by consuming raw pork, or raw pork blood contaminated with Streptococcus suis. This bacterium resides in the respiratory tract of pigs and…
