Staphylococcus au reus (MSSA) and MRSA (ST398) isolated from post-mortem samples from pigs
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The SafePork conference series began in 1996 to bring together international researchers, industry, and government agencies to discuss current Salmonella research and identify research needs pertaining to both pig and pork production. In subsequent years topics of research presented at these conferences expanded to include other chemical and biological hazards to pig and pork production.
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In 2003 a new strain of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), now called livestock-associated MRSA (LA-MRSA), was found in humans and in pigs. Pigs were found to be carriers of this strain of MRSA. So far, only one publication reported LA-MRSA being involved in pathological lesions in pigs: a case of exudative dermatitis in which LA-MRSA was found.