Saturday, 3 February 2018

PRO/AH/EDR> Staph. aureus (MRSA) - Japan: human-to-horse transmission

MRSA -- Japan
When veterinarians diagnosed MRSA infection in hospitalized Thoroughbred racehorses at 2 veterinary hospitals in Japan not long ago, they wondered about the source of the infection. Such cases are tough to manage and lead to lost training days, all while posing a risk to human health.
The veterinarians, who work for the Japan Racing Association (JRA), conducted a thorough investigation to determine the infection's origin. Taisuke Kuroda, DVM, PhD, presented their findings at the 2017

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?5604990&promed&0

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