Dartmouth Jail Inmates MRSA Fear

Link: Nova Scotia News - TheChronicleHerald.ca.

A group of inmates in a Dartmouth jail are afraid they’ve been exposed to a superbug. "I’m worried about getting it," said Bill, who asked that his real name not be used. About eight months ago, an inmate in Bill’s section of the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility was diagnosed as carrying bacteria commonly called MRSA. Concerns arose Tuesday morning when that inmate was moved out of his cell and into the jail’s infirmary, Bill said. The man could be heard saying, "I’m staying there (in the infirmary) until I get rid of it this time." The man’s cellmate had been taken to the health unit Monday, Bill said. Tuesday afternoon, a spokesman for the Capital district health authority confirmed there are four inmates at the Burnside jail who have tested MRSA-positive. The latest case was diagnosed earlier Tuesday, Peter Graham said.