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23 Kentucky Schools Shut Down To Disinfect From MRSA

October 28, 2007

A county in Kentucky will close all of its 23 schools Monday after one student was diagnosed with the drug-resistant MRSA “superbug” bacteria, CNN reported Saturday.

Pike County superintendent of schools Roger Wagner said he made the decision to wage war on the bacteria by disinfecting virtually everything, according to the report.

About 10,300 students will be affected by the shutdown, Wagner said.

He named classrooms, restrooms, cafeterias, hallways, locker rooms, buses, and even outdoor areas such as playgrounds and sports fields as areas that would be swabbed down.
“We’re not closing schools because there’s been a large number of breakouts, but as a preventative measure,” he added.

A student in the county was diagnosed in September with MRSA.

Known as the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA),the bacteria can be treated with other antibiotics. But it is potentially deadly if left untreated.

A government report estimates that 90,000 Americans may contract MRSA each year.

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