Control and Prevention

CONTROL AND PREVENTION
  • In streptococcal infections in animals, including mastitis, the most satisfactory method of control is antibiotic therapy using penicillin preparations to other substances because streptococci develop resistance to penicillin comparatively infrequently.
  • Vaccines are of very limited value for the immunization of animals against streptococcal infections, with the possible exception of equine strangles.
  • S.pyogenes (group. A) is the most usual cause of septic sore throat and scarlet fever in humans.
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