Prevalence of zinc resistance encoded by the czrC gene in US swine-associated MRSA ST5 strains
Livestock associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (LA-MRSA) draws concern from the public health community because in some countries these organisms may represent the largest reservoir of MRSA outside hospital settings. The emergence and prevalence of LA-MRSA sequence type (ST) 398 isolates…
Linking veterinary diagnostic laboratory submissions and corresponding PEDV test results to spatiotemporal mapping tools: the future of disease management, control and elimination
Streamlined systems that link diagnostic submissions and corresponding test results to spatiotemporal disease management tools are needed to enhance US pork producers’ ability to proficiently monitor, manage, control, and/or eliminate endemic diseases of significance across systems and regions, as well…