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Animals News tagged with MRSA

Zoo Elephant With MRSA Infects Caretakers
Animals  (tags: california, zoolife, wildlife, wild animals, elephant calf, mrsa, caretaker, infected, endangered, extinction, protection )

Jacquelin
- 268 days ago - webmd.com
An elephant calf that apparently caught an antibiotic-resistant staph infection from a San Diego zoo caretaker passed the infection to more than a dozen other zoo caretakers, the CDC says. The CDC says the incident marks the first reported case of meth
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Is Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Pig Latin for "Enough Is Enough"?
Animals  (tags: MRSA, pigs, farms, bacterial infections, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, protection )

Cher
- 530 days ago - pasadosafehaven.org
First, a new study presented at the annual American Society for Microbiology in Boston found high rates of a drug resistant bacteria in pig farms located in Iowa and Illinois. University of Iowa Department of Epidemiology researchers found MRSA
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Tests Find Killer MRSA Bug Common in German Piggeries
Animals  (tags: MRSA, pigs, pig farms, Germany, animals, AnimalWelfare, environment, habitat, protection )

Cher
- 572 days ago - earthtimes.org
Killer staphylococcus germs which defy antibiotics and which are rampant in some hospitals are also widespread on German farm pigs, health officials said Monday. Spot tests were ordered after last year's revelation that the germs are widespread in Dutch
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Human Staph Infection Can Be Spread To Animals
Animals  (tags: AnimalWelfare, animals, dogs, cats, protection, pets, sickness, humans, MRSA )

Cher
- 745 days ago - cfnews13.com
You may have heard of MRSA -- the virulent staph infection-- in humans, but what about the antibiotic-resistant super bug in your pet?
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