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The BBC reports that a new strain of MRSA has emerged in British cows and is thought to be infecting humans.
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http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(11)70126-8/fulltext
“Such evidence suggests that a bovine reservoir exists, from which mecALGA251 MRSA is transmitted to people. Pasteurisation of milk will prevent any risk of infection via the food chain but individuals in close contact with cattle could be at higher risk of carriage. Further research is needed to test this hypothesis.