Macau man with Streptococcus suis Mingwei

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[, July 31 - (Ming Pao Daily News on July 31, 2008 report) said that Macao's Health Bureau, the Peak Hospital today received the report, a man was confirmed infection of Streptococcus suis, the current multiple organ failure In critical condition.
Health Bureau said that this was the first report of the Macao Streptococcus suis cases of human infection. Patients in the markets prior to the onset of a meat stall of casual workers, responsible for the care of pigs, and meat stalls demolished the cleaning work.
Health Bureau and the Home Department staff have been to the relevant markets-spot investigations and to teach the relevant personnel in the prevention. At present, colleagues and family members of patients with no symptoms of Streptococcus suis infection.

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HAD stressed that the SAR Government will continue to import quarantine, inspection and slaughtering supervision to ensure health, and pay close attention to the incident. At present, the Home Department has real-time communications from the relevant Mainland authorities and have contacted the Customs and Excise Department, strengthen the fight against imports of meat from unknown sources.

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Macao found the first patients infected with Streptococcus suis
At 21:50 on July 31, 2008 Source: China News Net Comment
China news agency, Macao, July 31 (Reporter Bi Yongguang) - The Macao SAR Government Health Bureau received today-Earl General Hospital report, released yesterday, a pig-borne suspected cases have been confirmed. This is Macao's first case of human Streptococcus suis infections.

The male patients from the July 27 start fever and dizziness, 29 condition deteriorated, in a coma and meningitis-like symptoms admitted to hospital Earl. Streptococcus blood culture found yesterday, today confirmed that the type of Streptococcus suis. At present patients have a multi-organ failure, the situation is very critical condition.

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Recently, the Department of import quarantine and inspection of abattoirs slaughter, no unusual circumstances. The Department stressed that under the law, the import of live pigs in the Macao Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau, subject to compulsory quarantine. There symptoms of pigs will be destroyed, qualified only fresh pork sold to the market.

For the prevention of Streptococcus suis infection, the Health Bureau and the Home Department urged the public to maintain good personal and environmental hygiene, purchase and consumption of pork quarantine, to avoid contact with, and purchase of经检验检疫and smuggling of pork or of dubious origin.

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[Emirates network - Macao Health Bureau received today-Earl General Hospital reported that a 50-year-old male patient because of fever, coma and meningitis symptoms admitted to the hospital.
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Streptococcus suis is a pathogen of the conditions in swine in the widely distributed, but not necessarily the incidence. According to the Ministry of Health data, in June 2005 to August, Sichuan province had reported cases of human infection with Streptococcus suis 204 cases, of which 38 cases of death. Sichuan Province in the cases are due to unauthorized slaughter, processing Bingsi Zhu arrived. In recent years, Hong Kong also reported sporadic cases, contact with raw pork and more relevant. Macao's Health Bureau have not received the last report of Streptococcus suis cases.

Streptococcus suis infection can cause meningitis and septicaemia, a small number of cases will appear endocarditis, arthritis and bronchopneumonia. Macao's Health Bureau urged the public to buy the quarantine of pork, to avoid contact with sick or dead pigs or illness of unknown origin, smuggling of pork.

PR Newswire in Macao on July 30,

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