This report is entirely consistent with the Gardiner
Hypothesis - human MRSA following mutated PMWS outbreaks in pigs.

Owen Sound is in Ontario, where there has been an outbreak of mutated
PMWS for some years followed by epidemics of MRSA, then C.Diff and
most recenlly Listeria.

MRSA has been found in people, pigs and pork in the area

The Canadians should be looking for any connection between any of the
health professionals or visitors 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.owensoundsuntimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1188249

Infection limits hospital access

Higher than normal number of newborn babies born with skin infection

Officials have limited access to the women and child unit at the Owen
Sound hospital after a higher than normal number of newborn babies
were found to have contracted a skin infection called MRSA, a type of
staphylococcus that is resistant to the antibiotic commonly used to
treat it. 

While less than 10 cases have been detected over the course of the
summer, Dr. Paul Dick, the chief of pediatrics for Grey Bruce Health
Services, said it was deemed necessary to take the precautionary step
of monitoring who can enter and exit the unit. 

"We've encountered a situation that is important to investigate and
inquire about what is happening with infants and moms who have
appeared at the hospital with infections at a higher rate than is
normally found," Dick said Friday afternoon. 

"At this time, it is not clear where it is being contracted, and if it
is from the hospital we want to take steps to control the situation." 

MRSA, methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus, is resistant to the
class of antibiotics that is frequently used to treat "staph," such as
methicillin, and is therefore called methicillin- resistant. 

The bacteria is commonly carried on the skin or in the nose. MRSA is
almost always spread by direct contact with people and not through the
air. 

The infection appears on the skin in clusters of boils, pimples or
abscesses, but can take other forms as well. 

According to Dick, MRSA is treatable with other antibiotics and the
majority of the cases the hospital has seen have been minor and the
infected person has not required hospitalization. He would not,
however, confirm if anyone has been hospitalized due to contracting
MRSA. 

In some cases, it can be difficult to treat MRSA and it can progress
to serious blood or bone infections. 

MRSA infections occur most often in health-care facilities, but can
also occur in the community. 

The higher than normal rate of MRSA was detected as part of the
hospital's regular screening process.

"We want families to know that they should not be afraid to obtain
their care here, this is not an infectious agent and we are taking all
of the steps to prevent the spread of it," Dick added.

-- 
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/