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  1. 15-Apr-2026
    The bacterium responsible for #scarletFever was not introduced to the Americas by Europeans.
    A research team led by Eurac Research has identified the #Streptococcus pyogenes bacterium in a pre-Columbian Bolivian mummy and, for the first time, reconstructed the genome of this centuries-old pathogen.

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #medicine #ancientDNA #pathogens #disease

  2. Outbreak: #Streptococcus Pyogenes (Group A #strep)

    Facility: Venvi The Annex
    Facility Type: Retirement Home
    Unit/Floor/Area: Facility Wide
    Location: #Toronto #Ontario
    Facility Tracking Hash: #TPHU0128

    Date: 2026-02-12

    Public Health Unit: Toronto Public Health
    PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObTPHU

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  3. Outbreak: #Streptococcus Pyogenes (Group A #strep)
    Facility: Lakeview Manor
    Facility Type: LTC Home
    Unit/Floor/Area: Private Room
    Location: #Beaverton #Ontario
    Date: 2025-11-12

    Public Health Unit: Durham Region Health Department
    Facility Tracking Hash: #DRHD0047
    PHU Tracking Hash: #OnObDRHD

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  4. How do group B #Streptococcus bacteria cross the endothelial cells of the blood-brain barrier cause #meningitis? This study shows that the #bacteria perforate and lyse #EndothelialCells in the brain #BloodVessels, facilitating brain invasion in #zebrafish @PLOSBiology plos.io/4lb8a5U

  5. Vert nasty strep infection from contact with raw fish in Hong Kong.

    "Seven men and six women, aged between 35 and 94, had the ST283 infection, it said, adding that they mainly suffered from sepsis and joint abscesses."

    scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health #foodsafety #China #HongKong #strep #streptococcus #outbreak #disease

  6. This is your semi-regular reminder to stop what you're doing and sanitize your cell phone, which is a cesspool of germs.

    This message is brought to you by #COVID19, #influenza, #staphylococcus, #streptococcus, #EColi, #BacillusCereus, #SAureus, #enterococcus, #MRSA, #rhinovirus, and many more.

    Our near-collective habit of taking our phones into the bathroom is a really, really bad idea.

    #PSA
    #PublicServiceAnnouncement

  7. #Stability of #influenza A virus in #droplets and #aerosols is heightened by the presence of commensal respiratory #bacteria, J Virol.: journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1

    #Staphylococcus aureus and #Streptococcus pneumoniae were the most stabilizing compared to other commensals at equivalent density, indicating the composition of an individual’s respiratory #microbiota is a previously unconsidered factor influencing expelled virus persistence.

  8. Drug-resistant infection - The agricultural sector has escaped scrutiny

    "The issue of untreatable infections is no longer an abstract notion; it is now a reality."

    "The Joint Expert Advisory Committee on Antibiotic Resistance (JETACAR) said "the transfer of antibiotic-resistant bacteria along the meat chain is believed to be one of the most significant sources of antibiotic-resistant bacteria from animals", and the scientific consensus since then has only hardened."

    "For decades, the meat industry used the drugs with relative abandon. The majority of this use had been not to treat sick animals, but as a key ingredient in animal feed to promote rapid growth and act as a prophylactic."

    "JETACAR revealed two-thirds of Australia's antibiotics were being used in animals, and most of that for "subtherapeutic doses" to increase growth, prevent disease and "reduce feed requirements"."

    "It was only a few weeks ago, three years into the new strategy, that the Department of Health finally awarded a $438,000 contract to big-four consultancy KPMG for the design of the surveillance system."
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    abc.net.au/news/2023-11-28/ant

    The emergence and diversification of a zoonotic pathogen from within the microbiota of intensively farmed pigs
    pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2307
    #antibiotics #mdr #EmergingPathogens #meat #MeatChain #livestock #industry #animal #antimicrobials #Streptococcus #food #AnimalIndustry #lobbying #BigFour #regulation #OneHealth

  9. Drug-resistant infection - The agricultural sector has escaped scrutiny

    "The issue of untreatable infections is no longer an abstract notion; it is now a reality."

    "The Joint Expert Advisory Committee on Antibiotic Resistance (JETACAR) said "the transfer of antibiotic-resistant bacteria along the meat chain is believed to be one of the most significant sources of antibiotic-resistant bacteria from animals", and the scientific consensus since then has only hardened."

    "For decades, the meat industry used the drugs with relative abandon. The majority of this use had been not to treat sick animals, but as a key ingredient in animal feed to promote rapid growth and act as a prophylactic."

    "JETACAR revealed two-thirds of Australia's antibiotics were being used in animals, and most of that for "subtherapeutic doses" to increase growth, prevent disease and "reduce feed requirements"."

    "It was only a few weeks ago, three years into the new strategy, that the Department of Health finally awarded a $438,000 contract to big-four consultancy KPMG for the design of the surveillance system."
    >>
    abc.net.au/news/2023-11-28/ant

    The emergence and diversification of a zoonotic pathogen from within the microbiota of intensively farmed pigs
    pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2307
    #antibiotics #mdr #EmergingPathogens #meat #MeatChain #livestock #industry #animal #antimicrobials #Streptococcus #food #AnimalIndustry #lobbying #BigFour #regulation #OneHealth

  10. Drug-resistant infection - The agricultural sector has escaped scrutiny

    "The issue of untreatable infections is no longer an abstract notion; it is now a reality."

    "The Joint Expert Advisory Committee on Antibiotic Resistance (JETACAR) said "the transfer of antibiotic-resistant bacteria along the meat chain is believed to be one of the most significant sources of antibiotic-resistant bacteria from animals", and the scientific consensus since then has only hardened."

    "For decades, the meat industry used the drugs with relative abandon. The majority of this use had been not to treat sick animals, but as a key ingredient in animal feed to promote rapid growth and act as a prophylactic."

    "JETACAR revealed two-thirds of Australia's antibiotics were being used in animals, and most of that for "subtherapeutic doses" to increase growth, prevent disease and "reduce feed requirements"."

    "It was only a few weeks ago, three years into the new strategy, that the Department of Health finally awarded a $438,000 contract to big-four consultancy KPMG for the design of the surveillance system."
    >>
    abc.net.au/news/2023-11-28/ant

    The emergence and diversification of a zoonotic pathogen from within the microbiota of intensively farmed pigs
    pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2307
    #antibiotics #mdr #EmergingPathogens #meat #MeatChain #livestock #industry #animal #antimicrobials #Streptococcus #food #AnimalIndustry #lobbying #BigFour #regulation #OneHealth

  11. Drug-resistant infection - The agricultural sector has escaped scrutiny

    "The issue of untreatable infections is no longer an abstract notion; it is now a reality."

    "The Joint Expert Advisory Committee on Antibiotic Resistance (JETACAR) said "the transfer of antibiotic-resistant bacteria along the meat chain is believed to be one of the most significant sources of antibiotic-resistant bacteria from animals", and the scientific consensus since then has only hardened."

    "For decades, the meat industry used the drugs with relative abandon. The majority of this use had been not to treat sick animals, but as a key ingredient in animal feed to promote rapid growth and act as a prophylactic."

    "JETACAR revealed two-thirds of Australia's antibiotics were being used in animals, and most of that for "subtherapeutic doses" to increase growth, prevent disease and "reduce feed requirements"."

    "It was only a few weeks ago, three years into the new strategy, that the Department of Health finally awarded a $438,000 contract to big-four consultancy KPMG for the design of the surveillance system."
    >>
    abc.net.au/news/2023-11-28/ant

    The emergence and diversification of a zoonotic pathogen from within the microbiota of intensively farmed pigs
    pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2307
    #antibiotics #mdr #EmergingPathogens #meat #MeatChain #livestock #industry #animal #antimicrobials #Streptococcus #food #AnimalIndustry #lobbying #BigFour #regulation #OneHealth

  12. Drug-resistant infection - The agricultural sector has escaped scrutiny

    "The issue of untreatable infections is no longer an abstract notion; it is now a reality."

    "The Joint Expert Advisory Committee on Antibiotic Resistance (JETACAR) said "the transfer of antibiotic-resistant bacteria along the meat chain is believed to be one of the most significant sources of antibiotic-resistant bacteria from animals", and the scientific consensus since then has only hardened."

    "For decades, the meat industry used the drugs with relative abandon. The majority of this use had been not to treat sick animals, but as a key ingredient in animal feed to promote rapid growth and act as a prophylactic."

    "JETACAR revealed two-thirds of Australia's antibiotics were being used in animals, and most of that for "subtherapeutic doses" to increase growth, prevent disease and "reduce feed requirements"."

    "It was only a few weeks ago, three years into the new strategy, that the Department of Health finally awarded a $438,000 contract to big-four consultancy KPMG for the design of the surveillance system."
    >>
    abc.net.au/news/2023-11-28/ant

    The emergence and diversification of a zoonotic pathogen from within the microbiota of intensively farmed pigs
    pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2307
    #antibiotics #mdr #EmergingPathogens #meat #MeatChain #livestock #industry #animal #antimicrobials #Streptococcus #food #AnimalIndustry #lobbying #BigFour #regulation #OneHealth

  13. Competence in #Streptococcus controls genetic transformation, biofilm formation & virulence. @JWVeening &co show that it's also crucial for host #adherence, involving the fratricin CbpD, which exposes #virulence factors to the cell surface #PLOSBiology plos.io/3DtTwmJ

  14. Competence in #Streptococcus controls genetic transformation, biofilm formation & virulence. @JWVeening &co show that it's also crucial for host #adherence, involving the fratricin CbpD, which exposes #virulence factors to the cell surface #PLOSBiology plos.io/3DtTwmJ

  15. Competence in #Streptococcus controls genetic transformation, biofilm formation & virulence. @JWVeening &co show that it's also crucial for host #adherence, involving the fratricin CbpD, which exposes #virulence factors to the cell surface #PLOSBiology plos.io/3DtTwmJ