Pat's Note:

The Pig Site have just published a prepublication report from Denmark.

The Dutch did just the same four years ago in the interests of public
health. 

Britatin ignored them, probably because they were terrified of being
indentified as the source of "piggy MRSA" in the chaos of the triple
epidemics of epizootic PMWS, CSF and FMD 1999-2001and exposing the
corruption and lying of their State Veterinary Service.

This report introduces yet another variation in naming making MRSA
ST398 also MRSA CC398 - "piggy MRSA" to you and me.

The conclusions shatter the current NHS policy and explain why the
Netherlands and others have avoided MRSA epidemics in their hospitals.

http://www.thepigsite.com/swinenews/18798/pigs-as-source-of-antibioticresistant-staph-aureus-infections-in-humans

...A total of 23 of 50 pigs on 4 of 5 farms were positive for CC398.
Our results, corroborated by microbiological testing, demonstrate that
pigs are a source of CC398 in Denmark.

Conclusions

Transmission of CC398 from a zoonotic reservoir to humans could
undermine existing MRSA control programs. The authors therefore
recommend increased awareness among healthcare professionals that
animals are a possible source of MRSA infection and that the potential
for person-to-person spread exists. 

To limit further spread, pig farmers may warrant screening and
isolation on admission to hospitals as has been implemented in the
Netherlands.

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Regards
Pat Gardiner
Release the results of testing British pigs for MRSA and C.Diff now!
www.go-self-sufficient.com  and http://animal-epidemics.blogspot.com/