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ReviewRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo2026

Streptococcus suis infection as an emerging zoonotic threat in Brazil: a One Health-based review.

Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha Farias, Osvaldo Mariano Viana Neto, Ednaldo Pereira Lima Sobrinho, Antonio Gutierry Neves Dantas de Melo, Isabela Melo Pontes, Bruna Batista Schmid Gonçalves, Helena Pinheiro Benevides, Susana Pereira de Oliveira Maia, Jorge Luiz Nobre Rodrigues, Lauro Vieira Perdigão Neto

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Review in Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Luís Arthur Brasil Gadelha FariasUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital das Clínicas, Departamento de Moléstias Infecciosas, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8978-9903
Osvaldo Mariano Viana NetoHospital São José de Doenças Infecciosas, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-1261-5218
Ednaldo Pereira Lima SobrinhoHospital São José de Doenças Infecciosas, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0008-9048-5561
Antonio Gutierry Neves Dantas de MeloUniversidade Federal do Ceará, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Saúde Pública, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-0127-0845
Isabela Melo PontesCentro Universitário Christus, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-2452-8555
Bruna Batista Schmid GonçalvesCentro Universitário Christus, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-5230-1059
Helena Pinheiro BenevidesCentro Universitário Christus, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0009-4267-5667
Susana Pereira de Oliveira MaiaCentro Universitário Christus, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-1322-8357
Jorge Luiz Nobre RodriguesUniversidade Federal do Ceará, Faculdade de Medicina, Departamento de Saúde Pública, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6836-4327
Lauro Vieira Perdigão NetoUniversidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Hospital das Clínicas, Departamento de Moléstias Infecciosas, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7681-8090

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Streptococcus suis infection is an emerging zoonotic pathogen of growing concern in Brazil, particularly in the Northeast-a region lacking swine-focused surveillance. Although human contamination remains rare, they have been increasingly reported among individuals exposed to pigs or pork products, and most commonly present as central nervous system infections. Diagnostic challenges persist, especially related to culture-based methods, highlighting the need for advanced molecular tools like polymerase chain reaction and metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing. Veterinary data reveal a high diversity of serotypes and concerning rates of antimicrobial resistance. These studies remain scarce in regions with reports of human infection. This review highlights the clinical, epidemiological, and microbiological aspects of S. suis in Brazil and underscores the importance of One Health approaches to enhance detection and prevention.

Indexed as

Bacterial ZoonosesCommunicable Diseases, EmergingStreptococcal InfectionsStreptococcus suisZoonosesAnimalsBrazilHumansOne HealthSwineSwine Diseases

Identifiers

PMID41711928
PMCPMC12919919

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