Pat's Note: This report is entirely consistent with the Gardiner
Hypothesis - human MRSA following mutated PMWS outbreaks in pigs.

South Island has had an outbreak of mutated PMWS in 2003, as against
North Island which seems to have had the less aggressive older form of
PMWS.

Greymouth does have both pigs and slaughterhouses in the area, wild
pigs and was the origin of the miniature pet kune kune pig.

The New Zealanders should be looking for any connection between this
health professional and pigs or pork.

Those interested can find much more in the (now restored) archives of
uk.business.agriculture fully searchable once again through Google
Groups.

http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/stories/2008/09/06/12437345f043

Updated at 11:23am on 6 September 2008

Operating theatres at Greymouth Hospital were closed on Friday after a
visiting clinician tested positive for the antibiotic resistant
superbug MRSA.

Tests were due to be carried out on Saturday on the operating theatres
which will remain closed over the weekend.

West Coast District Health Board spokesperson Bryan Jamieson says the
theatres have been thoroughly cleaned.

"There will be tests run over the weekend to confirm that MRSA is not
present in the operating theatres and should we get an all-clear for
that then surgery will be able to resume on Monday we hope."

No surgery had been scheduled in the operating theatres over the
weekend.

Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is present in about
30% of the healthy population, where it has no effect. However in
people who are ill or injured it can become invasive and cause
disease.

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Regards
Pat Gardiner
Release the results of testing British pigs for MRSA and C.Diff now!
www.go-self-sufficient.com  and http://animal-epidemics.blogspot.com/