Superbug zoonotic transmission possible from pigs to humans
A STUDY investigating samples of the superbug clostridioides difficile across 14 pig farms in Denmark finds the sharing of multiple antibiotic-resistance genes between pigs and human patients, providing evidence that animal to human – zoonotic – transmission is possible. The study – by Dr Semeh Bejaoui and colleagues from the University of Copenhagen and Statens…
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