Fears over salmonella superbug
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August 4, 2011, Thursday
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SCIENTISTS have identified an emerging superbug strain of salmonella that is highly resistant to the antibiotic Ciprofloxacin, often used for severe salmonella infections, and say they fear it may spread around the world.
The strain, known as S. Kentucky, has spread internationally, with almost 500 cases found in France, Denmark, England and Wales between 2002 and 2008, according a study in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Researchers said reports of infection in Canada and contamination of imported foods in the United States suggest the strain has also reached there.
The study was published yesterday as US health officials reported a multi-state outbreak of another strain of antibiotic-resistant salmonella - called S. Heidelberg - which has made 77 people ill and killed one.
There are around 1.7 million infections in North America each year and 1.6 million cases were reported between 1999 and 2008 in 27 European countries.
Older people and those with weaker immune systems who contract salmonella are at risk of life-threatening infections.
The strain, known as S. Kentucky, has spread internationally, with almost 500 cases found in France, Denmark, England and Wales between 2002 and 2008, according a study in the Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Researchers said reports of infection in Canada and contamination of imported foods in the United States suggest the strain has also reached there.
The study was published yesterday as US health officials reported a multi-state outbreak of another strain of antibiotic-resistant salmonella - called S. Heidelberg - which has made 77 people ill and killed one.
There are around 1.7 million infections in North America each year and 1.6 million cases were reported between 1999 and 2008 in 27 European countries.
Older people and those with weaker immune systems who contract salmonella are at risk of life-threatening infections.
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