Friday 23 March 2012

Million women suffering urinary infections 'caused by CHICKENS'... and modern farming methods are making them worse

More than one million women in the UK suffer from painful urinary tract infections every year. Now scientists think they may be caused by an unusual culprit - chickens.

Researchers have long suspected that the infections are caused by a person's own E. coli bacteria. 

However, a new Canadian study found the germ strain most likely came from poultry.

A team from McGill University in Montreal compared the genetic fingerprints of E.coli from urinary infections to 320 samples of E.coli from chicken, pork and beef. They found chicken was a surprisingly close match.

'Chicken may be a reservoir for the E. coli that cause infections like urinary tract infections,' said study author Amee Manges.

The data suggested the infections came directly from the birds rather than from human contamination during food processing.

What is more, the scientists suggested that modern farming methods could be making the situation worse.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2117689/Urinary-tract-infections-caused-CHICKENS--modern-farming-methods-making-worse.html#ixzz1pqlKA2F2
 

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