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U.S. sees first case of bacteria resistant to last-resort antibiotic

By Bill Berkrot, Ransdell Pierson May 27, 2016

Reuters — U.S. health officials on Thursday reported the first case in the country of a patient with an infection resistant to a last-resort antibiotic, and expressed grave concern that the superbug could pose serious danger for routine infections if it spreads. “We risk being in a post-antibiotic world,” said Thomas Frieden, director of the […] Read more

The Public Health Agency of Canada recently said it had found the MCR-1 gene present in three cases — two involving ground beef in Ontario in 2010 and one involving an Ottawa woman in 2011.

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Livestock drug use back in the spotlight

New ‘superbug’ gene has alarm bells ringing around world and  will likely mean more oversight of antimicrobials here

By Alexis Kienlen February 4, 2016

Reading Time: 3 minutes The discovery that a much feared “superbug” gene has somehow crossed the border into Canada is increasing calls for more oversight of on-farm antibiotic and antimicrobial use. The new gene, called MCR-1, makes bacteria immune to a group of antibiotics used as the last defence to fight resistant bugs. MCR-1 was confirmed to have surfaced […] Read more

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Reuters

EU to review use of last-resort antibiotic on farms

By Reuters January 14, 2016

London | Reuters — European drug regulators launched a review on Jan. 11 of the use in farming of a key last-line antibiotic called colistin, after international research found alarming evidence of a gene that makes bacteria resistant to the drug. The London-based European Medicines Agency (EMA) said it was responding to a European Commission […] Read more

(Regis Lefebure photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Hogs, Livestock, Reuters

New ‘superbug’ gene found in animals, people in China

By Kate Kelland November 18, 2015

London | Reuters — A new gene that makes bacteria highly resistant to a last-resort class of antibiotics has been found in people and pigs in China — including in samples of bacteria with epidemic potential, researchers said Wednesday. The discovery was described as “alarming” by scientists, who called for urgent restrictions on the use […] Read more

U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on signs of drought damage in northern U.S. Plains

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Crop quality greater in western Manitoba

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U.S. grains: Wheat climbs on signs of drought damage in northern U.S. Plains

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