By IDSE News Staff
For the first time, a highly transmissible strain of the antibiotic-resistant superbug methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), currently plaguing hospitals in northern Europe, has been isolated from hedgehogs in Helsinki, according to a poster presented at ECCMID 2022 (poster L0124).
The findings suggest a spillover of antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) bacteria and genes to urban wildlife, which should be monitored closely to limit the global emergence of novel