Livestock workers at higher risk for 'superbug' infection

Livestock workers at higher risk for 'superbug' infection
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New research shows that people who work on swine farms have a 15 times higher risk of harboring MRSA. Photo by ramboldheiner/Pixabay
Livestock workers have an elevated risk of getting infected with dangerous, antibiotic-resistant "superbug" bacteria, a new study shows.
Researchers from Michigan State University expected that finding when studying those risks by reviewing 15 years of published literature.
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They just didn't expect the risks to be as high as what their research uncovered.
"This is a bit of a wakeup call," said Felicia Wu. She is a professor in the departments of food science and human nutrition and agricultural, food and resource economics at Michigan State, in East Lansing.

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