‘Avoid sharing towels and razors’ amid rise in people contracting MRSA, Britons told
Warning over significant increase in community-acquired superbug cases
- UK officials are closely monitoring a significant increase in community-acquired MRSA superbug cases, with 175 infections recorded between January and March this year.
- The number of community-onset cases has risen by 47.1 per cent compared to the same period in 2019, and patients are increasingly younger, with nearly a quarter now under 45.
- The UK Health and Security Agency states it is too early to determine if this rise represents a sustained trend but is closely analysing the data.
- This increase follows a warning from the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention about MRSA spreading in gyms and health clubs due to shared equipment and skin-to-skin contact.
- Public health officials are urging Britons to practise good general hygiene, including frequent handwashing and avoiding the sharing of personal items like towels and razors, to manage community spread.