Table 6. Determined sequence types of reported clinical S. suis cases of infection in humans from 1 January 2002 to 31 December 2013.
| Country | Serotypea | ST | ST complex | Number of cases | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North America | |||||
| Canada | 2 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 53,242 |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 51 | |
| United States | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
| 25 | 25 | 1 | 98 | ||
| South America | |||||
| Argentina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Unpubl.b |
| French Guiana | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 101 |
| Europe | |||||
| France | 2 | 20 | 147 | 2 | 53,242 |
| Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 86 |
| 134 | 1 | 2 | 86,188 | ||
| Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 62,240 |
| 20 | 147 | 11 | 62,240 | ||
| 134 | 1 | 1 | 62 | ||
| 146 | 1 | 1 | 62 | ||
| 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 51 | |
| Spain | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 204 |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 53 |
| 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | MLST Database | |
| Asia | |||||
| Cambodia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 102 |
| Mainland China | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 242,247 |
| 7 | 7 | 210 | 242,240,247 | ||
| 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 241 | |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 51,249 |
| 9 | 1 | 12 | 51,249 | ||
| 25 | 25 | 1 | 249 | ||
| Japan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 53,116 |
| 28 | 28 | 1 | 116 | ||
| Thailand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 123 | 53 |
| 25 | 25 | 17 | 53,129 | ||
| 28 | 28 | 4 | 53,129 | ||
| 101 | 225 | 1 | 128 | ||
| 102 | 25 | 2 | 53 | ||
| 103 | 25 | 6 | 53,129 | ||
| 104 | 225 | 45 | 53 | ||
| 126 | 1 | 3 | 129 | ||
| 5 | 181 | Unrelated | 1 | 133 | |
| 14 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 53 | |
| 105 | 1 | 19 | 130,132 | ||
| 127 | 1 | 1 | 132 | ||
| 24 | 221 | 221/234 | 1 | 133 | |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 10,240 |
| 107 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 14 | 105 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 16 | 106 | Unrelated | 1 | 146 |
a
Serotypes were identified by co-agglutination (or an equivalent method using reference antisera) or by PCR. However, it is impossible to distinguish between serotypes 1 and 14 and serotypes 1/2 and 2 by PCR, so serotypes remain to be confirmed.
b
Gottschalk M, unpublished data (2014).