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Antimicrobial resistance, Myths and realities
Posted in: Pork Insight Articles, Production by admin on June 5, 2017
By analysis of the transmission of infections to man it can be shown that direct transmission of infections and resistance from pigs to pig farmers/workers of such bacteria as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Streptococcus suis are relatively high at 83% and 21% respectively. Indirect transmission via meat appears to be a much smaller risk from pigs to human population, this transmission is often overestimated.