Raw Pig Blood Consumption and Potential Risk for Streptococcus suis Infection, Vietnam
- Vu Thi Lan Huong
- Ngo Thi Hoa
- Peter W. Horby
- Juliet E. Bryant
- Nguyen Van Kinh
- Tran Khanh Toan
- Heiman F.L. Wertheim
Publication date
November 2014
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
We assessed consumption of raw pig blood, which is a risk factor for Streptococcus suis infection in Vietnam, by using a mix-method design. Factors associated with consumption included rural residency, age, sex, occupation, income, and marital status. We identified risk groups and practices and perceptions that should be targeted by communication programs
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