Workers who handle livestock may carry antibiotic-resistant bacteria in their noses after they leave the farm.
A small study of hog workers in North Carolina found that many carried staph bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) and some carried drug-resistant strains of the bug, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA. http://news.yahoo.com/livestock-workers-may-carry-staph-bacteria-pigs-161254569.html
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