CDC Study of MRSA and the Cross Contamination between Horses and Humans

MRSA in Horses

After MRSA infection was identified in horses at the same veterinary hospital, a study was done by the CDC to see if there was a relationship in the colonization rates of horses and the people who worked with them. Of the animals and people studied, 79 horses and 27 people were found to be either infected or colonized with MRSA. 34% of the horse isolates came from the veterinary hospital, while another 51% came from one thoroughbred farm. Of the human cases, 63% came from the veterinary hospital and 30% came from the farm.

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