translated from Spanish: Locate super-harmful bacteria in Walmart pork

World Animal Protection published an analysis found that 80% of bacteria isolated from pork sold in chain stores were resistant to at least one antibiotic, making them difficult-to-treat superbacteria.
The spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria for human use is a public health problem that, the animal protection organization says, “leads to longer disease life, increased hospitalization and a higher mortality rate.”
For this research, scientists at the University of Texas in the United States analyzed 160 pork samples from two meat distributors, one of them the international publisher.
Of the 80 samples tested at different Walmart stores, 80% of them showed at least one antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Of this percentage 40% were shown to be resistant to three antibiotics, and 10% resistant to six different antibiotics for human use.
In addition, approximately 27% of the superbacteria found showed resistance to antimicrobials classified as critically important as a top priority, of which there is no drug that can replace its effect. The research analyzed meat to find the presence of bacteria such as E.coli, salmonella, enterococcus and listeria. Which are commonly found in pork.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified antibiotic or antimicrobial resistance as “an increasingly serious threat to global public health that requires action in all government sectors and society.”
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria weaken the body’s defenses against diseases and infections that are difficult to treat in humans. So the excessive use of antibiotics in animals can lead to the onset of diseases that are impossible to treat with existing medicines, the study suggests.
This research warns of the increasing likelihood of superbacteria spreading in humans through the food industry, increasing the rate of death from infectious diseases globally.

Original source in Spanish