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Superbug in Chinese pork raises questions on Smithfield deal—but not the ones US politicians are asking

By Heather Timmons July 29, 2013 Via Quartz Scientists in Hong Kong have just discovered a strain of drug-resistant bacteria on pork imported from mainland China known as ”vancomycin-resistant enterococci,” or VRE. The superbug has only been [...]

Rare superbug found in Hong Kong has never been detected in Asia before

Practices at farms in HK and mainland may have created new drug-resistant strain of deadly bug By Emily Tsang South China Morning Post Monday, 29 July, 2013 A rare superbug detected in a slaughterhouse in [...]

Superbug outbreak declared at Niagara Falls hospital

By John Robbins, via Bullet News, April 25, 2013NIAGARA FALLS – The Niagara Health System is dealing with a superbug outbreak on one of the wards at its Niagara Falls hospital site. NHS officials said Thursday [...]