Molecular Epidemiology of Underreported Emerging Zoonotic Pathogen Streptococcus suis in Europe
Jaime Brizuela
, Thomas J. Roodsant, Qureisha Hasnoe, Boas C.L. van der Putten, Jana Kozakova, Hans-Christian Slotved, Mark van der Linden, Ilse G.A. de Beer-Schuurman, Ewa Sadowy, Juan Antonio Sáez-Nieto, Victoria J. Chalker, Kees C.H. van der Ark, and Constance Schultsz
Author affiliations: Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (J. Brizuela, T.J. Roodsant, Q. Hasnoe, B.C.L. van der Putten, I.G.A de Beer-Schuurman, K.C.H. van der Ark, C. Schultsz); National Institute for Public Health, Prague, Czech Republic (J. Kozakova); Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark (H.-C. Slotved); University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany (M. van der Linden); National Medicines Institute, Warsaw, Poland (E. Sadowy); Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain (J.A. Sáez-Nieto); UK Health Security Agency, London, UK (V.J. Chalker).
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Figure 2. Reported cases of human Streptococcus suis infections across Europe during 1990–2022. We pooled reported cases collected in the survey study and systematic search study. The color of the countries represents the relative number of cases: the darker the tone, the higher the number of reported cases. Scale bar indicated substitutions per site. Purple stars indicate reference laboratory participating in the survey study within that country. Countries in black were not included in the study.
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