Petting zoos could potentially transmit highly virulent drug-resistant bacteria to visitors

(European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases) New research presented at this year's European Congress of Clinical Microbiology& Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in Amsterdam, Netherlands (April 13-16) shows that petting zoos can create a diverse reservoir of multidrug-resistant (MDR) bacteria, which could lead to highly virulent drug-resistant pathogens being passed on to visitors.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news