https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Several cases of infections related to the MRSA bacterium were reported at a neonatal ward at Aalborg University Hospital on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180307/at-least-four-babies-contract-mrsa-at-danish-hospital Wed, 07 Mar 2018 15:47:34 +0100 at-least-four-babies-contract-mrsa-at-danish-hospital The multi-resistant bacteria MRSA was discovered in eight out of 25 packages of pork in a recent test, up from one in every five packs just eight months ago. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150519/mrsa-found-in-every-third-pack-of-danish-pork Tue, 19 May 2015 16:04:04 +0200 mrsa-found-in-every-third-pack-of-danish-pork Health experts say that the Danish agriculture minister's action plan to combat the growing prevalence of MRSA doesn't go nearly far enough while pig farmers say that the goals are too hard to hit. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150320/denmark-slammed-for-unambitious-mrsa-plan Fri, 20 Mar 2015 15:54:00 +0100 denmark-slammed-for-unambitious-mrsa-plan Swedes have hit out after it emerged that hundreds of thousands of underweight piglets are killed every year in Denmark by banging their heads against the floor. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150223/denmarks-killing-of-piglets-causes-anger-in-sweden Mon, 23 Feb 2015 20:46:00 +0100 denmarks-killing-of-piglets-causes-anger-in-sweden The variant of MRSA that can be transmitted from livestock to humans used to account for just two percent of all MRSA cases but in 2014 the pig-borne bacteria accounted for 43 percent - "an epidemic that is out control", an expert warned. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150212/mrsa-cases-in-denmark-doubled-in-just-one-year Thu, 12 Feb 2015 09:16:00 +0100 mrsa-cases-in-denmark-doubled-in-just-one-year The food and agriculture minister admits that "previous efforts have not been enough" as a new study shows that the MRSA bacteria is more widespread than believed. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141222/two-thirds-of-danish-pig-farms-infected-with-mrsa Mon, 22 Dec 2014 10:24:00 +0100 two-thirds-of-danish-pig-farms-infected-with-mrsa National authorities have shut down a company that produced food for nursing homes and hospitals in a cement mixer. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141128/danish-hospital-food-made-in-a-cement-mixer Fri, 28 Nov 2014 12:38:59 +0100 danish-hospital-food-made-in-a-cement-mixer After a worrying new strain of bird flu was found in northern Germany not far from Denmark, Danish officials say they are watching the situation closely but have not raised national threat levels. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141123/denmark-closely-eyeing-german-bird-flu-case Sun, 23 Nov 2014 18:26:07 +0100 denmark-closely-eyeing-german-bird-flu-case A second person has died in Denmark from swine MRSA, the latest report from the Danish State Serum Institute (SSI) has revealed. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141115/second-danish-death-attributed-to-mrsa Sat, 15 Nov 2014 13:28:27 +0100 second-danish-death-attributed-to-mrsa A random sampling of Danish pork sold in Stockholm supermarkets found the resistant MRSA bacteria in one in every five packages. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141114/danish-mrsa-pork-found-in-sweden Fri, 14 Nov 2014 10:04:00 +0100 danish-mrsa-pork-found-in-sweden The National Audit Office will look at the Food Ministry's actions and use of taxpayer money in attempting to stop the growing prevalence of swine MRSA in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141006/handling-of-mrsa-outbreak-to-be-investigated Mon, 06 Oct 2014 22:59:00 +0200 handling-of-mrsa-outbreak-to-be-investigated Food minister calls the failure to recall tainted meat "unacceptable", while the nation's largest retailer ends its partnership with meat producer. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141001/salmonella-meat-scandal-leads-to-further-criticism Wed, 01 Oct 2014 11:23:00 +0200 salmonella-meat-scandal-leads-to-further-criticism An analysis of pork products in Denmark’s supermarkets found that every fifth pack is contaminated with MRSA. Just five years ago, a similar analysis found the bacteria in just five percent of products. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140924/every-fifth-pack-of-pork-carries-mrsa Wed, 24 Sep 2014 12:37:00 +0200 every-fifth-pack-of-pork-carries-mrsa In light of revelations that at least 13 children whose parents work in the swine industry have been infected with MRSA, a leading expert calls the authorities' approach 'unsustainable'. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140919/over-a-dozen-babies-infected-with-mrsa Fri, 19 Sep 2014 10:35:17 +0200 over-a-dozen-babies-infected-with-mrsa "Simple mathematics" means that human deaths will result from an increase in the number of people infected with the antibiotic-resistant bacteria, two leading experts have warned. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140825/up-to-12000-infected-with-mrsa Mon, 25 Aug 2014 11:35:51 +0200 up-to-12000-infected-with-mrsa