E. coli Burgers Death by Ignorance

Episode Notes

The very real danger of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and our ongoing failure to take control of the overuse and misuse of antibiotics on our planet.


For more reading, consider the following sources:


Alexander Fleming Biography
Biography.com (website) August 7, 2019


Antibiotic Resistance
Position paper
World Health Organization, February 5, 2018


Prevalence of Antibiotic-Resistant E. coli in Retail Chicken: Comparing Conventional, Organic, Kosher, and Raised without Antibiotics. Version 2.
Jack M. Millman et al. in F1000Research, Vol. 2, Article No. 155. Published online September 2, 2013.


Multidrug-Resistant and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Hog Slaughter and Processing Plant Workers and Their Community in North Carolina (USA).
Ricardo Castillo Neyra et al. in Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 122, No. 5, pages 471–477; May 2014.


Livestock-Associated Staphylococcus aureus: The United States Experience.
Tara C. Smith in PLOS Pathogens, Vol. 11, No. 2, Article No. e1004564; February 5, 2015.


Detection of Airborne Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Inside and Downwind of a Swine Building, and in Animal Feed: Potential Occupational, Animal Health, and Environmental Implications.
Dwight D. Ferguson et al. in Journal of Agromedicine, Vol. 21, No. 2, pages 149–153; 2016.


Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Pigs and Farm Workers on Conventional and Antibiotic-Free Swine Farms in the USA.
Tara C. Smith et al. in PLOS ONE, Vol. 8, No. 5, Article No. e63704; May 7, 2013.


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