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New Strain of MRSA ‘Superbug’ Found in British Cow Milk, Infecting Humans

06/03/2011 Leave a comment Go to comments

By Stephen Adams – “The new strain with high resistance to antibiotics was found by accident by a team from Cambridge University and has already infected humans.

Dr Mark Holmes said dairy farmers under ‘relentless financial pressure’ from supermarkets were forced to use powerful antibiotics which could well have led to the emergence of resistant bacteria.

He and a team of fellow Cambridge University scientists have identified this new strain, which has been found in milk, cows and humans.

In a handful of cases humans have become seriously ill, although it is not known if anyone has died of it.

At the moment the scientists estimate there are probably less than 100 cases which is a small fraction of the total number of MRSA cases.

However, they appear to be growing rapidly.” Read more.

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