Enterococcus — Worldwide/Unknown
A rare superbug detected in a slaughterhouse in Sheung Shui [an area in New Territories, Hong Kong] has never before been found among livestock in Hong Kong or Asia, a University of Hong Kong study has confirmed.
The microbiologist who led the study told the South China Morning Post it had raised concerns that pig farmers in Hong Kong or on the mainland were misusing antibiotics to treat their animals, leading to the development of such drug-resistant superbugs. “It indicates that there may
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