alan holmes
2008-03-21 15:05:08 UTC
On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:47:18 -0000, "Pat Gardiner"
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Pat's Notes; Frankly, I don't have anything to say, except that Defra's
are dragging Britain into a total disaster. The Politburo won't look too
good either.
I wondered why there was frantic activity recently in Britain. They knew
this was coming obviously.
I think the government now has an absolute duty to put the police into
good either.
I wondered why there was frantic activity recently in Britain. They knew
this was coming obviously.
I think the government now has an absolute duty to put the police into
immediately. The vets have refused, in effect, to test British pigs and
for MRSA. If they continue to defy their Minister, they must be sacked
EU vets brought in.
The reason is, of course, the covered-up PMWS epidemic in 1999. There
The reason is, of course, the covered-up PMWS epidemic in 1999. There
widespread criminal activity by veterinary civil servants, including the
intimidation of witnesses to Parliamentary select committee,
intimidation of witnesses to Parliamentary select committee,
of documents, employment of former senior SAS officers....you name it,
did it.
There is no point in going after me again. Everything needed, bar a few
shortcuts,for prosecutions has long been in the public domain. MRSA in
There is no point in going after me again. Everything needed, bar a few
shortcuts,for prosecutions has long been in the public domain. MRSA in
is linked to PMWS and other circoviruses.
Pretty well all the facts have long been published and archived here on
uk.business.agriculture. The remainder can be obtained from OLAF, the
serious fraud squad of the EU and questioning of the maybe 20 SVS vets
directly involved.
http://03530.com/2008/03/19/canadian-researcher-finds-staph-superbug-in-commercial-pork-products.html
TORONTO - Canadian researchers have found antibiotic-resistant Staph
bacteria in pork products purchased in retail stores across the
Pretty well all the facts have long been published and archived here on
uk.business.agriculture. The remainder can be obtained from OLAF, the
serious fraud squad of the EU and questioning of the maybe 20 SVS vets
directly involved.
http://03530.com/2008/03/19/canadian-researcher-finds-staph-superbug-in-commercial-pork-products.html
TORONTO - Canadian researchers have found antibiotic-resistant Staph
bacteria in pork products purchased in retail stores across the
discovery that raises questions about how the contamination occurred,
frequently it happens and whether it has implications for human health.
Just under 10 per cent of sampled pork chops and ground pork recently
purchased in four provinces tested positive for methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA, lead researcher Dr. Scott Weese reported
Wednesday in a presentation to the International Conference on Emerging
Infectious Diseases in Atlanta.
The bacteria would be destroyed by proper cooking, so Staph food
Just under 10 per cent of sampled pork chops and ground pork recently
purchased in four provinces tested positive for methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA, lead researcher Dr. Scott Weese reported
Wednesday in a presentation to the International Conference on Emerging
Infectious Diseases in Atlanta.
The bacteria would be destroyed by proper cooking, so Staph food
is not a major concern, said Weese, an expert on zoonoses, the pathogens
that pass back and forth between people and animals.
But he wondered whether people handling meat with MRSA on its surface
that pass back and forth between people and animals.
But he wondered whether people handling meat with MRSA on its surface
end up inadvertently "colonizing" themselves. People who carry the
on their skin or in their nostrils are at greater risk of going on to
develop a Staph infection, which can range from a hard-to-heal boil to
pneumonia to a potentially deadly bloodstream infection.
"My main concern is: if there's MRSA on the surface of a pork chop and
someone's handling it and then they touch their nose, could they
develop a Staph infection, which can range from a hard-to-heal boil to
pneumonia to a potentially deadly bloodstream infection.
"My main concern is: if there's MRSA on the surface of a pork chop and
someone's handling it and then they touch their nose, could they
from the pork chop to their nose?" noted Weese, a veterinarian based at
Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph.
"If they do what they're supposed to do in terms of meat handling, then
"If they do what they're supposed to do in terms of meat handling, then
should be perfectly safe. But do people do that is the question?"
Where MRSA infections were once mainly acquired in hospital, in recent
Where MRSA infections were once mainly acquired in hospital, in recent
increasing rates of infections have been recorded in people who haven't
in hospitals and haven't been taking antibiotics.
The startling rise in so-called community acquired MRSA infections in
The startling rise in so-called community acquired MRSA infections in
United States - a trend which is now being seen in parts of Canada - has
scientists to look for ways to explain the changing pattern of
But Weese said it is too soon to conclude that MRSA in meat might be
a role. "It's way too early to say that it does. But we have to look at
whether it does."
"Basically my take-home message is I'm not going to stop eating pork
whether it does."
"Basically my take-home message is I'm not going to stop eating pork
of this," he said. "I'm going to keep washing my hands and pay attention
how I handle it. And that's all I think I need to do."
This is the first confirmed report of MRSA in retail meat in North
This is the first confirmed report of MRSA in retail meat in North
and one of fewer than a handful of such reported findings in the world.
A group of Dutch researchers reported last fall that they had isolated
A group of Dutch researchers reported last fall that they had isolated
from two pork samples in the Netherlands. And Japanese scientists
in 2007 that they had found MRSA in two samples of raw chicken.
Weese's team decided to look for MRSA in pork meat after finding the
superbug in Ontario pigs, work that was reported last November in the
journal Emerging Infectious Diseases.
He admitted they currently don't know how much significance to place on
Weese's team decided to look for MRSA in pork meat after finding the
superbug in Ontario pigs, work that was reported last November in the
journal Emerging Infectious Diseases.
He admitted they currently don't know how much significance to place on
presence of the bacteria on the meat. Nor do the testing methods they
allow them to say if the meat was teeming with MRSA, or simply carrying
small amounts of the bacteria.
In an interview, he described the research as a step-wise process.
"Step 1 is: Is it in pigs? Step 2: Yes, it's in food. Step 3: . How much
small amounts of the bacteria.
In an interview, he described the research as a step-wise process.
"Step 1 is: Is it in pigs? Step 2: Yes, it's in food. Step 3: . How much
there? Is it one organism or is it a billion?"
"The techniques we use are fairly sensitive and they don't quantify.
"The techniques we use are fairly sensitive and they don't quantify.
Yes-No (answer)," he explained.
"Now we need to refine that and say: OK, how much is there? Where is it?
"Now we need to refine that and say: OK, how much is there? Where is it?
in the broad scheme where did it come from and does it actually cause a
problem?"
The meat was purchased through the Canadian Integrated Program for
Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance, a Public Health Agency of Canada
program that looks for antibiotic resistant bacteria in food and food
animals.
To date Weese's team has tested 212 meat samples bought in four
problem?"
The meat was purchased through the Canadian Integrated Program for
Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance, a Public Health Agency of Canada
program that looks for antibiotic resistant bacteria in food and food
animals.
To date Weese's team has tested 212 meat samples bought in four
provinces. Most were pork chops but the group also tested a few pork
shoulder roasts and some ground pork.
None of the pork roasts carried the bacteria but an equal percentage of
shoulder roasts and some ground pork.
None of the pork roasts carried the bacteria but an equal percentage of
chops and ground pork did. The rates of positive MRSA tests ranged from
per cent in one province to 33 per cent in another. Weese didn't want to
name the provinces.
Molecular analysis of about half of the isolated bacteria show a mix of
strains. Some could not be typed, which suggests they are probably MRSA
strains known to infect pigs, Weese said. But of those strains that
name the provinces.
Molecular analysis of about half of the isolated bacteria show a mix of
strains. Some could not be typed, which suggests they are probably MRSA
strains known to infect pigs, Weese said. But of those strains that
typed, some were of a common human strain while others were of a type
to infect both horses and humans.
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