Pig-borne disease most likely jumped into humans when rearing practices changed

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Mar 31, 2015, 5:00 am30 pts
Almost every pig carries harmless strains of the S. suis bacterium - such strains are known as 'commensal' strains. However, a more virulent group of strains of the bacteria also exist, which cause disease in pigs worldwide and are a major driver of antibiotic use for prevention. Increasingly, this group of…

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