CANADA: new study reveals MRSA bacteria common among pigs and farm workers - (from a press release)
November 6, 2007 – 7:47 pmA new study published in Veterinary Microbiology found methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) prevalent in Canadian pig farms and pig farmers, pointing to animal agriculture as a source of the deadly bacteria. The Veterinary Microbiology study (Khanna et al. 2007) is the first to show that North American pig farms and farmers commonly carry MRSA.
The study looked for MRSA in 285 pigs in 20 Ontario farms. It found MRSA at 45% of farms (9/20) and in nearly one in four pigs (71/285). One in five pig farmers studied (5/25) also were found to carry MRSA, a much higher rate than in the general North American population. The strains of MRSA bacteria found in Ontario pigs and pig farmers included a strain common to human MRSA infections in Canada. An estimated nine million Canadian hogs will be imported into the United States this year.
A study published last month in […]
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