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Possible MRSA Lesions Appearing on Katrina Relief Workers

January 22nd, 2007 · 6 Comments

It has been a while since we have heard about MRSA in association with Hurricane Katrina, but it is back in the news. Mississippi’s Clarion-Ledger reported over the weekend that some people who have been working in New Orleans during the deadly hurricane have been presenting sores and lesions on their skin believed to [...]

Tags: Louisiana · MRSA · MRSA in the U.S. · Mississippi

No Staph in Mississippi Rivers

June 12th, 2006 · No Comments

Apparently this warning was sent out recently (where, I cannot discern):
“Swimmers beware. As a nurse on the Coast, it has come to my attention there have been several incidents where swimmers in the local rivers have been coming in with staph infections. This is very dangerous due to the lack of rain. There are many [...]

Tags: Awareness · CA-MRSA · Education · MRSA · Mississippi

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