With pets as a host, germ is jumping to and fro

By Brenda Goodman / The Bulletin
September 28, 2009

For decades, the drug-resistant germ called MRSA was almost exclusively a concern of humans, usually in hospitals and other health care settings.

But in recent years, the germ has become a growing problem for veterinarians, with an increasing number of infections turning up in birds, cats, dogs....

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