The Canadian Medical Association Journal recently reported that cases of an antibiotic-resistant strain of Staphylococcus aureus were on the rise in Canada. As public health officials there focus on minimizing the spread of infections in humans, veterinary health researchers have spent the past few years studying the disease and how it is transmitted between humans and horses.

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