Development of Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> (LA-MRSA) Loads in Pigs and Pig Stables During the Fattening Period.

ABSTRACT: Livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) is widespread in European pig production and poses an occupational hazard to farm workers and their household members. Farm workers are exposed to LA-MRSA through direct contact with pigs and airborne transmission, enabling bacteria to be carried home in the nose or on the skin. Consequently, it is important to consider LA-MRSA in a one-health context, studying human exposure by examining LA-MRSA levels in pigs, air, and dust in the farm environment. In this investigation, LA-MRSA levels were quantified in nasal swab samples from the pigs, air samples, and dust at three different time points in a farm rearing pigs from approx. 30 kg until slaughter. Sampling was repeated across seven batches of pigs, resultin

SUBMITTER: Pedersen K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11599088 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature