AHVLA was part of a study, led by Cambridge University, which has identified a new strain of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

The discovery of this new strain of MRSA in both cattle and humans was announced at a press conference at the University of Cambridge on Thursday 2 June, and has been published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal. This story has since been reported widely in the national and international press.

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Garcia-Alvarez, L. et al, 2011, ‘Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus with a novel mecA homologue in human and bovine
populations in the UK and Denmark: a descriptive study’. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, DOI: 10.1016/S1473-3099(11)70126-8.