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Drivers and Dynamics of Livestock-MRSA CC398 in Pigs and Humans in Denmark

ARAC Director Dr. Lance Price was a co-author on a new study, Drivers and Dynamics of Methicillin-Resistant Livestock-Associated Staphylococcus aureus CC398 in Pigs and Humans in Denmark.

7 On Your Side Tests Find Antibiotic-Resistant Superbug Bacteria on Supermarket Meat

When you buy raw meat in the grocery store, what you're bringing home is often more than dinner.

Seattle doctors use high tech to fight ‘superbugs'

ARAC Director Dr. Lance Price and his colleagues discuss a new tool they are developing to help doctors prescribe the right antibiotics.

ARAC Joins the Global Antimicrobial Resistance Challenge!

Antibiotic resistance is a serious public health threat that demands immediate action from all sectors of society.

Puppies are making people sick — and it’s people’s fault

A new study highlights how antibiotic-resistant bacteria that have infected more than 100 people and have been linked to pet store puppies,

Hurricane Florence Threatens to Spread Hog Poop Over North Carolina

Wired highlights another concern about Hurricane Florence: flooding that could spread pig waste, which carries bacteria like E. coli and Salmonella.

The Hidden Link Between Farm Antibiotics and Human Illness

Wired reports on ARAC's new study, years in the making, that goes further than any other to demonstrate that resistant bacteria can move from animals to humans.

E coli Strain Found in Poultry Linked with Urinary Tract Infections in Humans

Contagion Live highlights how a team led by ARAC has identified a strain of Escherichia coli that may be passed from contaminated poultry to humans.

Strain of E. Coli Spread From Poultry to People

the latest ARAC study highlights how E. coli strains found in fresh chicken and turkey products can cause serious urinary tract infections (UTIs) in people.

Store-Bought Chicken Could Be Causing Urinary Tract Infections

A new study published in mBio might offer a new one: It could prevent you from getting a urinary tract infection from Escherichia coli bacteria.