Danish horses MRSA CC398 and other strains of Staphylococcus aureus.

What is it about?

The study describes the diversity and low prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus in Danish horses in 2015. The prevalence of MRSA was 4.2% and 3.5% for the pig-associated LA-MRSA CC398.

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Why is it important?

Denmark is a country with high prevalence of livestock-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clonal complex (CC) 398 in pigs. Even though pig farming is regarded as the main source of human infection or colonization with MRSA CC398, 10–15% of the human cases appear not to be linked to pigs. After recent reports from MRSA CC398 in horses in other European countries, this reservoir was examined.