Showing posts with label MRSA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MRSA. Show all posts
March 13, 2009
Are CAFO hogs making us sick?
Per Nicholas Kristof’s column, it sure looks like it; humans are getting MRSA infections from mass-market,concentrated animal feeding operations hog farms. And, it may at least contribute indirectly to some deaths.
August 09, 2008
My chicken has a first name, it’s S-T-A-P-H
An Arkansas Pilgrim’s Pride chicken hatchery has at least eight employees that have Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus i.e, have antibiotic-resistant staph infections.
Reportedly, the eight have been sick on and off for about a year. Who knows how many MRSA chickens Pilgrim is raising.
It’s all due to overfeeding antibiotics, of course.
And, the eight actually just seems to count those who are on leaves of absence right now. One anonymous employee claims that he/she and more than 30 other coworkers have had MRSA.
Reportedly, the eight have been sick on and off for about a year. Who knows how many MRSA chickens Pilgrim is raising.
It’s all due to overfeeding antibiotics, of course.
And, the eight actually just seems to count those who are on leaves of absence right now. One anonymous employee claims that he/she and more than 30 other coworkers have had MRSA.
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