Tuesday, October 17, 2006
C. difficile bacteria found in grounded meat in Canada and U.S.
16-Oct-06 Fort Frances Times
C. difficile bacteria have been found in a variety of ground and processed meats bought from grocery stores in Canada and the United States. Some samples found with C. difficile spores are ground beef, veal, turkey and pork, pork sausage, chorizo, summer sausage, and liverwurst.
Some of the U.S. meats contained the hypervirulent C. difficile strain responsible for severe outbreaks in hospitals in Quebec, Britain, and parts of the U.S. over the past few years.
In Quebec alone, the so-called epidemic strain is blamed for roughly 2,000 deaths in 2003 and 2004.
C. difficile bacteria have been found in a variety of ground and processed meats bought from grocery stores in Canada and the United States. Some samples found with C. difficile spores are ground beef, veal, turkey and pork, pork sausage, chorizo, summer sausage, and liverwurst.
Some of the U.S. meats contained the hypervirulent C. difficile strain responsible for severe outbreaks in hospitals in Quebec, Britain, and parts of the U.S. over the past few years.
In Quebec alone, the so-called epidemic strain is blamed for roughly 2,000 deaths in 2003 and 2004.
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