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. 2018 Jun;24(6):1083–1086. doi: 10.3201/eid2406.171271

Table 2. Frequency of Streptococcus suis serotypes identified by multiplex PCR in isolates from 108 wild boars from the metropolitan area of Barcelona, Spain, 2012–2015*.

Serotype
Isolates
Wild boar
No. nasal samples positive
No. tonsillar samples positive
Total no. samples positive
Prevalence, % (95% CI)
No. animals positive*
Prevalence % (95% CI)
2 2 1 3 0.9 (0.3–2.6) 2 1.8 (0.5–6.5)
4 3 7 10 3.0 (1.6–5.4) 10 9.2 (5.1–16.2)
6 5 0 5 1.5 (0.6–3.5) 2 1.8 (0.5–6.5)
7 0 2 2 0.6 (0.2–2.2) 2 1.8 (0.5–6.5)
8 3 1 4 1.2 (0.5–3.1) 3 2.8 (0.9–7.8)
9 7 18 25 7.5 (5.1–10.9) 13 12.0 (7.2–19.5)
10 4 1 5 1.5 (0.6–3.5) 3 2.8 (0.9–7.8)
12 0 1 1 0.3 (0.0–1.7) 1 0.9 (0.0–5.1)
15 0 4 4 1.2 (0.5–3.1) 3 2.8 (0.9–7.8)
16 27 7 34 10.2 (7.4–14.0) 17 15.7 (10.1–23.8)
17 1 0 1 0.3 (0.0–1.7) 1 0.9 (0.0–5.1)
21 30 0 30 9.0 (6.4–12.6) 12 11.1 (6.5–18.4)
23 3 0 3 0.9 (0.3–2.6) 3 2.8 (0.9–7.8)
27 2 2 4 1.2 (0.5–3.1) 4 3.7 (1.4–9.1)
28 1 2 3 0.9 (0.3–2.6) 3 2.8 (0.9–7.8)
31 20 13 33 9.9 (7.1–13.6) 23 21.3 (14.6–29.9)
33
3
0
3
0.9 (0.3–2.6)

2
1.8 (0.5–6.5)
Nontypeable
80
82
162
48.8 (43.5–54.1)

70
64.8 (55.4–73.2)
Total 191 141 332 100 108† 100

*Number of wild boars that were positive for that serotype, either from nasal or tonsillar isolates.
†Total count does not coincide with the column sum because each wild boar can harbor >1 serotype and S. suis was not isolated from 17 wild boars.