Drug-resistant staph can cling to farm workers for days

Bacteria may spread to people who live nearby

SWINE GERMS Dangerous strains of staph breed among pigs and can cling to workers for days after they leave the farm.

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September 16, 2014 at 11:43 am - More than 2 years ago

Days after leaving the farm, agricultural workers can still tote farm-reared, drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in their noses.

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