Abstract
Urban wild boars (Sus scrofa) from Barcelona, Spain, harbor great diversity of Streptococcus suis strains, including strains with the cps2 gene and with the same molecular profile as local human cases. The increasing trend of potential effective contacts for S. suis transmission is of public health concern.
Highlights
Urban wild boars (Sus scrofa) from Barcelona, Spain, harbor great diversity of Streptococcus suis strains, including strains with the cps2 gene and with the same molecular profile as local human cases
A total of 108 apparently healthy wild boars were sampled in the Barcelona area for the presence of S. suis during April–November 2015; the animals had been hunted in regular campaigns, captured by box traps and euthanized for population control, or captured with the aid of anesthetic darts and euthanized because of public risk
We isolated S. suis from 91 (84.3%; 95% CI 76.2%– 89.9%) wild boars, identifying 332 isolates from tonsil (n = 141) and nasal (n = 191) swab specimens
Summary
Urban wild boars (Sus scrofa) from Barcelona, Spain, harbor great diversity of Streptococcus suis strains, including strains with the cps2 gene and with the same molecular profile as local human cases. This study was to investigate the presence of S. suis strains with zoonotic potential in wild boars from the metropolitan area of Barcelona, Spain, and assess the risk of transmission to humans. A total of 108 apparently healthy wild boars were sampled in the Barcelona area for the presence of S. suis during April–November 2015; the animals had been hunted in regular campaigns, captured by box traps and euthanized for population control, or captured with the aid of anesthetic darts and euthanized because of public risk.
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