Potentially deadly infection linked to frequent cow exposure
Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 22:21
in Health & Medicine
A common bacteria found in many healthy adult females that can cause life-threatening infections when passed to newborns could be introduced to some women through frequent contact with cows, according to a new research. Group B streptococcus could be a zoonotic disease -- transmitted between different species -- which may have significant public health implications.