Georgia’s Columbia County Has At Least 11 Students with Confirmed MRSA Infections

Nine schools in Columbia County, Georgia have reported a total of 11 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections. MRSA is the virulent staph bacterium that made headlines in October when it caused the deaths of children in New York, Mississippi, New Hampshire, and Virginia.
The Columbia County Schools Superintendent has no plans to close any [...]