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Seagulls 'may be spreading superbugs'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-11374536
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Scientists fear migratory birds may be spreading hard-to-treat infections after discovering seagulls can carry antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
Portuguese researchers analysed 57 samples of droppings from the yellow-legged Caspian Gull Larus Cachinnans.
They found that one in 10 harboured bacteria resistant to a common antibiotic called vancomycin.
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And the scientists believe wild migratory birds may be spreading antibiotic resistance from place to place, and to other animals and humans through their droppings.
Dr Igrejas said: "Migrating birds that fly and travel long distances can act as transporters, or as reservoirs, of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and may consequently have a significant epidemiological role in the dissemination of resistance."
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I've been to viewing sea gulls in the same light as wild rats and pigeons a long while..vermin.
Mind if we were better at clearing up our own rubbish and mess this would not be a problem. 
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